Strange bedfellows..,

Some people will make Faustian deals to win....

US President Donald Trump said he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, in a stunning reversal of years of American pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices before the US midterm elections

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ElwoodBlues · M

... and Russia's major oil export terminal is now up in flames. Overnight reports say:
Drones attacked the Yug Rusi oil terminal in Rostov-on-Don overnight into Oct. 10, causing a large fire at the site, according to the Russian outlet Astra.

And here's a list of 18 Russian oil refineries and petroleum infrastructure hit by Ukraine over the past few months:
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukraine-attacks-russian-energy-sites-what-has-been-hit-2026-10-07/

Conclusion: tRump's diesel "deal" was all for show anyway. With all the refineries hit, Russia has fuel shortages anyway. They just don't have the spare fuel to lower world prices. Bombing the Rostov terminal is just an exclamation point!

Strikes-Against-Russian-Oil-Refineries-Between-January-1-and-July-14-2026
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Last year's refinery hitlist

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Khenpal1 · M

@ElwoodBlues The 38,000 metric tons of diesel on the Minerva Zen would last the United States for roughly 1.5 to 2 hours.😂

Khenpal1 · M

@ElwoodBlues
The Math Breakdown

• U.S. Daily Consumption: The United States consumes between 500,000 and 554,000 metric tons of diesel fuel every day.
• The Lifespan: Dividing 1,800,000 tons by the daily burn rate means this entire amount would be completely used up in under three and a half days.
While 1.8 million tons sounds like a massive volume—requiring roughly 48 to 50 individual Medium Range tankers to transport—it highlights just how enormous the daily energy demands of the U.S. economy are for trucking, farming, and freight shipping.

Khenpal1 · M

@ElwoodBlues no matter what , the entire Russian diesel The 600,000 metric tons exported by Russia during the entire month of September would last the United States for only 26 to 29 hours of total national consumption.😁

Khenpal1 · M

it will not change price , I would rather look what Trump will do next.

ViciDraco · 41-45, M

Desperation because the midterms are coming fast now. Hopefully this backfires. Sadly I think a lot of Americans have checked out of the Ukraine war. Wonder what happens if the EU decides to sanction us for dealing with Russia...

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Convivial · 26-30, F

@val70 and that perhaps is the saddest part of all... It's predictability

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Convivial · 26-30, F

@jshm2 it scratches both their backs

SunshineGirl · 41-45, F

The first tranche (and the only oil that will be released before the elections) amounts to less than a day's consumption for diesel by US drivers, so is unlikely to have any impact on consumer prices. What a stupid issue to shred any remaining credibility over.

Convivial · 26-30, F

@SunshineGirl he had remaining credibility?

Khenpal1 · M

@SunshineGirl its a tasting move to remove other sanctions and how world will react . At the moment he is bypassing both congress and senate in USA.

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