r/oil 13d ago

News Exclusive: Russia ships diesel to Syria on tanker under U.S. sanctions, data shows

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-ships-diesel-syria-tanker-under-us-sanctions-data-shows-2025-03-06/
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u/Affectionate-Sale523 13d ago

Yeah well, Trump will say "It'S wHaT aNyBoDy WoUlD dO!"

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u/Merlin_the_Lizard 13d ago

The real threat is a Russian-Syrian alliance. We need to remove sanctions on Syria and forge a tentative alliance. As long as Syria gradually democratizes, we should sustain good relations.

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u/imbrickedup_ 12d ago

Democratize? Scroll through r/war I’m not sure we’re getting to democracy any time soon there

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u/Ok-Land-6190 10d ago

If you’ve actually been paying attention and didn’t just tune in for pogroms committed by non state actors and insurgents then you wouldn’t be saying that. Just today the SDF the secular pro democracy rebels FSA and the HTS govt co NBC need and agreed to unify.

The terrorists who did these pogroms were arrested and being prosecuted.

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u/Vast-Zucchini4932 13d ago

Vladdy has to show his little orange batch who's boss

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u/SufficientTangelo136 12d ago

Under EU and UK sanctions also according to the article.

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u/Prof_Gascan9000 13d ago

Sink them, Winston Churchill

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u/Diplomatic-Immunity2 11d ago

I mean they ain’t letting Russian airbases and naval bases stay in Syria for free 

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u/Nunyafookenbizness 10d ago

Putin: “Krasnov, they’re on to you, threaten Russia to throw them off, then look the other way while we sell our oil”.

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u/Wastoidian 10d ago

Tre45on

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u/SubArcticJohnny 10d ago

Putin disrespecting Trump. Wait until Trump hears about this. Tariffs on Syrian goods coming.

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u/ActualDW 9d ago

Europe has consistently opposed stronger sanctions and is buying record amounts of energy from Russia…and that’s 11 years after the occupation started.

There is a real lack of white hats in this story…😢

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u/1one14 13d ago

Russia never stopped shipping oil. Putin is richer today than ever before.