US grants Russia diesel waiver, signals energy realignment against China

The US Treasury issued a six-month waiver allowing Russian diesel sales globally, hours after a Trump-Putin call, ostensibly to lower fuel prices before midterms. The move signals a broader US strategy to control global energy supply and deny it to China, following a pattern seen in Venezuela. The waiver's scope and duration are uncertain, but it marks a significant shift in US-Russia energy policy.

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