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I'd like to put the following article next to the one about the US imposing sanctions on the ICC:

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/09/trump-putin-russian-diesel-u...

Trump strikes deal with Putin to supply Russian diesel to U.S. and global markets

Didn't he previously announce 100% tariffs on India and China if they buy Russian petrol?

The legislation signed by Trump authorises tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil or natural gas, subject to specified exceptions.

I looked it up. He did. https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/donald-trump-r...

The point of that legislation was to give him more ability to strong arm other countries in trade negotiations. It was never about Russia, just about his own power.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/congress-tar...

I'm on the outside, looking in. To me this reads bigotry, whatever the originl point was.

As an Indian the hypocrisy is mind-bending, and didn’t begin with Trump. This is just the latest, most transparent example.

India is pressured constantly for making inconvenient decisions in our national interest, when that is the only way the US has ever operated historically.

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