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  <description>Yaroslav Timchenko is a journalist by training based in France. He writes on politics, geopolitics, sociology, psychology, wars and crises.</description>
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    <description>The protracted conflict in Ukraine and the military escalation in the Persian Gulf have dealt a significant blow to the US economy.</description>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[New opinion on The Geopolitical Economist

TRUMP’S DIESEL DEAL AND WHAT LIES BEHIND IT

US diesel above $6 a gallon, midterms near: why Washington is easing Russian diesel, and who pays.

The protracted conflict in Ukraine and the military escalation in the Persian Gulf have dealt a significant blow to the US economy.

From the opening:
“The protracted conflict in Ukraine and the military escalation in the Persian Gulf have dealt a significant blow to the US economy. Diesel is the main fuel for freight transport, agricultural machinery and logistics hubs in the US.”

By Yaroslav Timchenko, Journalist, France

Read the full opinion: https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/trump-diesel-deal-what-lies-behind-it

#Geopolitics #UnitedStates #Russia #Ukraine #GlobalEconomy]]></content:encoded>
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