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Claim that Trump is sending US taxpayer dollars to Putin for diesel sparks anger
Original: # Trump is giving US Taxpayer dollars to Putin, to buy diesel. Putin. The one under sanctions? Yeah. That # Putin . So…u
Critics are denouncing a claim that the Trump administration is paying the Russian government, which is under international sanctions, using American taxpayer money, allegedly for diesel purchases. Commenters question how US funds could flow to a sanctioned entity and argue Ukraine may lawfully target ships carrying diesel that violates UN sanctions, though the poster admits uncertainty about the legal details.
Why now: The alleged US payments to a sanctioned Russian entity would contradict Western sanctions policy on Russia, prompting outrage and debate.
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- # Trump is giving US Taxpayer dollars to Putin, to buy diesel. Putin. The one under sanctions? Yeah. That # Putin . So…um, I’m pretty sure under war rules that # Ukraine can blow up any ships filled with diesel that are abrogating # UN # sanctions . (Not an expert on war) What… · MissConstrue@mefi.social · 15
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