If Vladimir Putinâs quarter-century of expansionist rule has taught the West anything, itâs that the Russian president shouldnât be taken at his word. That hasnât stopped top US officials from perpetually buying the Russian strongmanâs lines. President Donald Trumpâs biggest misconception is that Putin wants peace in Ukraine, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Now, Trumpâs team risks falling victim to its own credulity again. Just as Moscow is helping to target drones threatening US troops in the Iran war, according to a CNN report, the administration may ease more of the sanctions intended to weaken Putinâs Ukraine killing machine. The hope would be to lessen Trumpâs political jam over oil prices. It would be an extraordinary twist if Putin emerged as the first winner of the deepening Middle East crisis because Trump rocked global energy markets by launching his own war. Putin gloated over the oil shock at a Kremlin meeting two days ago, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning oil expert Daniel Yergin. âVladimir Putin has won the lottery here. Heâs the biggest winner so far because the price of oil is way up to fund his war. And the sanctions are bein
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If Vladimir Putinâs quarter-century of expansionist rule has taught the West anything, itâs that the Russian president shouldnât be taken at his word. That hasnât stopped top US officials from perpetually buying the Russian…
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If Vladimir Putinâs quarter-century of expansionist rule has taught the West anything, itâs that the Russian president shouldnât be taken at his word. That hasnât stopped top US officials from perpetually buying…
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If Vladimir Putinâs quarter-century of expansionist rule has taught the West anything, itâs that the Russian president shouldnât be taken at his word. That hasnât stopped top US officials from perpetually buying the Russian…
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