Ronald Reagan was in Berlin to tell Gorbachev to "Tear down this wall".

JD Vance is in Budapest telling the Hungarian people to vote for Putin's candidate Viktor Orbán.

@randahl

Trump's axis alliance is desperate to keep the EU trapped using fossil fuel.
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-us-saudi-arctic-energy-rdif-ukraine-russia-capital/

The fossil fuel axis alliance:

Russia
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
UAE
Iran
Koch Network

They're equally desperate to consolidate global oil supply into the hands of Trump donors.

https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/22/how-maga-changed-the-world-in-2025-and-what-comes-next/

https://www.desmog.com/2026/02/06/maga-gathers-in-european-parliament-to-attack-eu-laws/

Russia and US eye joint Arctic energy projects after Saudi talks

The first meeting since a bombshell call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin puts joint hydrocarbons projects back on the agenda — as Ukraine watches from the sidelines.

POLITICO

@Npars01 @randahl

Beating a dead horse. This might be good in the lifetimes of those involved, but not after. There is a finite supply of oil, gas, uranium of perhaps 100 years. But these individuals have no interest in anything beyond themselves.
#fossilLobby #Solar