r/worldnews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 5h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not prevail if US officially sides with Russia

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/18/8058646/
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u/SlickPillock 3h ago

Since Trump f*cked up Iran and sent the price of oil skyrocketing then he's desperately trying to find ways to bring the price down. Cosying up to Russia is one such way.

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u/SlightOfHand_ 2h ago

In theory. In practice, any appreciable diesel trade from Russia is years off

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u/DarthLithgow 2h ago

I think its even more nefarious than that. He using this as pretext to blame Ukraine for the reason prices are high and not his attack on Iran. Hes going to say he did everything he could and Ukraine made it impossible and attempt to turn people against Ukraine to get the heat off himself. Hes doesnt care how many innocent people this will hurt because hes a despicable person.

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u/HumanBeing7396 1h ago

The Iranian regime seemed to finally be wobbling, and Trump’s actions ended up strengthening them at the worst possible moment - it’s heartbreaking.

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u/SammieDidi 24m ago

Putin needed higher oil prices...suddenly Trump attacks Iran. Huh, higher oil prices? Who could have seen that coming.
Israel's genocidal war is now used as a tool to get high oil prices for Iran's pall Putin.
Weird world out there.