Mastodawn

David Ho Feb 24, 2025

Forget Canada being our 51st state, the US is now part of Russia.

https://wapo.st/41gmlOo

U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war

Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.

The Washington Post

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/business/russia-sanctions-oil-gas-energy.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-07/russia-faces-an-impending-oil-tanker-crisis-as-sanctions-pile-up-oil-strategy

Selling out allies over oil.

https://english.nv.ua/nation/talks-in-saudi-arabia-russia-and-the-us-discuss-economic-cooperation-in-arctic-50491415.html

The fossil fuel industry paid $445 million for this outcome.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/big-oil-445m-trump-congress

Saudi Arabia paid billions.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2022/10/31/saudi-prince-alwaleed-becomes-twitters-second-largest-shareholder/

Russian oil interests melded with #KochNetwork and Saudi Arabia.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/24/eu-spends-more-russian-oil-gas-than-financial-aid-ukraine-report

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-21/now-s-the-time-to-toughen-russia-oil-sanctions-oil-strategy

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2024/12/12/kyiv-identifies-tankers-it-says-are-in-russias-shadow-oil-fleet/

Musk's so handy to Putin
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/markets/oil/2025/02/21/sanctioned-russian-oil-vanishes-from-tracking-in-gulf-of-oman/

Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?

Industry experts say Western companies will need to weigh potential access to oil and gas riches against political risks and other hazards of doing business in Russia.

The New York Times