U.S. SANCTIONS GET OIL CHANGE, RUSSIA DELIVERS “FRIENDLY” GAS
President Donald Trump said on March 29 that he has no issue with a Russian oil tanker supplying fuel to Cuba, despite U.S. sanctions targeting countries that provide oil to the island.
“We have a tanker out there. We don’t mind having somebody get a boatload because they need [it]. They have to survive,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
President Donald Trump said on March 29 that he has no issue with a Russian oil tanker supplying fuel to Cuba, despite U.S. sanctions targeting countries that provide oil to the island.
“We have a tanker out there. We don’t mind having somebody get a boatload because they need [it]. They have to survive,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
In an earth-shattering twist of geopolitical whack-a-mole, President Trump has elevated the art of selective sanctions enforcement to a new peak of strategic generosity: Russia can tank up Cuba on Uncle Sam’s dime, because hey, survival is important—even if it means cozying up to a sanctioned pariah to keep Castro’s island lights on. It’s the classic American way, really, reminding us that when it comes to foreign policy, rules are more like suggestions, and hypocrisy is just another fuel—one that apparently powers Russian tankers making pit stops where sanctions dare not tread. Bravo!
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