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Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian diesel, saying the attacks are causing a fuel shortage.

Ukraine’s long-range strikes have been targeting Russia’s oil and gas industry for months, which Kyiv says both funds and directly fuels Moscow’s more than four-year-old invasion of its neighbor.

The Ukrainian drone campaign has caused fuel rationing across Russia, despite the country being a key oil and gas exporter. Other Ukrainian strikes targeted major Russian online retailers, bringing the war ever closer to the public.

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[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

The Orange Shitbag Russian asset can piss off. The Muscovites should leave Ukrainian territory, which includes the Crimea.

[-] AnitaAmandaHuginskis@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Oh ffs. Putin could retreat from Ukraine anytime.

Yeah, I know he can't. He'd be done for politically and possibly also physically.

US should let Seal Team 6 handle this new oil crisis like they handled Bin Laden. Just send the them to Putin's Datscha and boom, Russia would retreat from Ukraine, Ukraine would stop hitting Russia. Problem solved.

1 man

[-] Triasha@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

This is probably not correct, and seal team six would likely have much higher risk trying to go I to Russia, and neither AL queda nor venuxela have nukes.

[-] MBech@feddit.dk 1 points 6 hours ago

I'm not convinced this ends with Putin though. Yes, there's a chance the next guy in line will want to pull out, blame Putin for all the shortcomings, and act like this shit never happened. But that's not the Russian way. The Russian way is fuck all the poor people, let's start a war that is surely going to help us domestically. This could still mean pulling out of Ukraine, but then invading some other more defenceless country, just to show that Russia is still powerfull and manly.

So no, I'm not convinced cutting the head off the snake is really the solution.

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 39 points 14 hours ago
[-] Doom@discuss.online 19 points 12 hours ago

Uhh was America buying Russian petroleum? Thought there was an embargo?

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Deisel is a resource used globally. The US doesn't have to be purchasing Russian oil for Russian supplies to impact oil prices in the US.

It's also why the whole argument about drilling in the US to make oil cheaper falls apart. Oil from Venezuala, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Texas, Trinidad, Abu Dhabi, or Alaska all end up in the same international commodity markets.

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

Literally the point

[-] kablez@lemmy.world 18 points 16 hours ago

Like most presidents, Trump's term will end with a helicopter ride.

Except it won't be Marine One.

Trump will be evacuated from the White House by an FSB extraction helicopter.

[-] fratermus@piefed.social 2 points 8 hours ago

Yeah, I figure as soon as he is out of office he will vanish to somewhere without extradition.

[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 1 points 8 hours ago

America is super tough on tgeir criminal leaders i heard

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 20 points 17 hours ago
[-] Swuden@lemmy.world 19 points 18 hours ago

This is too fuckin funny man. This gives me a tremendous amount of joy, and strengthens my support for the Ukrainian war effort. Keep going Volodymyr!

[-] adhdsergio@lemmy.world 27 points 19 hours ago

Halt strikes on Iran and you'll get more supply

[-] Gormadt@slrpnk.net 104 points 1 day ago

Lol the shortage is caused by starting a war with Iran

Hit Russia harder Ukraine, make sure that they remember this the next time they think of invading!

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[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 46 points 1 day ago

That sounds like he does not have the cards if he has to beg like this.

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 5 points 17 hours ago

Donny boy's hand: 2♣, 🟥, 🦤, 2+2=, Four Seasons Landscaping 📇

I'm pretty sure that's not a winning hand.

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[-] m3t00@lemmy.world 17 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

he called for a strait to open on his way to the golf course

[-] hunnybubny@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 18 hours ago
[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 18 hours ago

The golf course? Yes.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago

Instead of calling on Russia to end the war which would also stop the attacks and have the benefit of stopping the fucking killing of families and shit

[-] anarchy79@lemmy.world 52 points 1 day ago

Shut the FUCK UP, DONNIE! YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR GOD DAMNED ELEMENT!

[-] orbitz@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately he could have a colouring book with crayons and still not be in any element he's qualified for.

Oh this is the guy slightly half of actual participating voters in that country voted for too. Though I do think there's a good chance not all totals were valid, every fucking swing state? Even their God Reagan didn't get that blowout, but whatever their system that they decided to fuck over the world with. Good luck on any deals once the orange turd has been flushed.

[-] III@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

The conservative movement has spent decades cultivating plyable idiots for the purpose of enriching the few in charge. I sometimes wonder if they were caught off guard by how deeply stupid their base is.

[-] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 282 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Stop or what? You'll pull all aid? You'll pressure Ukraine to surrender to the Russians?

Oh wait, you've already done that.

Get fucked, Russian puppet Trump.

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[-] SlavaUkraini@feddit.nl 44 points 1 day ago

Fuck that. Slava ukraini.

[-] unglueclass23@programming.dev 84 points 1 day ago

This was the funniest bit :

The global shortage "isn't done by the ​Middle East, ⁠this is done by what's happening with Russia and Ukraine," Trump added.

[-] mrmisses@lemmy.world 57 points 1 day ago

Lol this is all Zelensky's fault! If only they would let Russia win. What a pathetic pos trump is

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[-] dektep@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

quiet krasnov!

[-] Arancello@aussie.zone 170 points 1 day ago

Ukraine President Zelenskyy calls on President donald trump to halt strikes on Iranian diesel, saying the attacks sre causing a fuel shortage.

[-] Yew@lemmy.world 156 points 1 day ago

That's literally the goal of the attacks...

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[-] TBi@lemmy.world 125 points 1 day ago

Strange because Russian could stop it themselves… very simply.

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[-] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago

If Ukraine keeps beating Russia, they may have to release the pee tapes

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[-] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

No one listens to chump anymore. It's lake Ontario forever.

[-] redlemace@lemmy.world 106 points 1 day ago

saying the attacks are causing a fuel shortage

that's about all the motivation the need to go on

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