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In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners

New York Times8 October 2026, 15:00 UTCUnited States of America

A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.

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