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Russian Diesel Deal and Energy Ceasefire Expose Moscow’s Limits

Jamestown19 October 2026, 20:03 UTCRussia

Executive Summary: Over the last week, the intensity of the political fracas around Russia’s war against Ukraine mirrored the ferocity of pitched battles in Donbas and the severity of long-distance strikes on Ukrainian cities and Russian infrastructure. U.S. President Donald Trump’s October 9 announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to supply Russian diesel to […] The post Russian Diesel Deal and Energy Ceasefire Expose Moscow’s Limits appeared first on Jamestown.

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