It was not an energy ceasefire. It was a gift to Putin. A White House official told Axios that, as Trump understands it, the term means only that Russia and Ukraine stop attacking each other's oil refineries—and that this is what Washington expects Ukraine to do. Ukraine has one refinery, while Russia has 38, of which 21 have been targeted by Ukrainian drones.

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[–] -2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Ah yes, a private military company being questionable is totally the same thing as state sanctioned Nazism.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Pretty much everything Wagner does has always been approved by Putin, it's why he used them to do the nasty work he couldn't make Russian troops do (e.g fighting in places where Russia isn't officially fighting at all)

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