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  <title>The Geopolitical Economist · Ukraine</title>
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    <title>Washington Is Now Defending Russia&#x27;s Oil Refineries</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Vikas</dc:creator>
    <description>American diesel passed $6 a gallon on Friday. On Sunday the President asked Ukraine to stop destroying the refineries of the country he is sanctioning. The two facts are the same fact.</description>
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WASHINGTON IS NOW DEFENDING RUSSIA'S OIL REFINERIES

Diesel at $6.05 has turned Russia's war economy into something America needs intact. What that costs Ukraine, and sanctions.

American diesel passed $6 a gallon on Friday. On Sunday the President asked Ukraine to stop destroying the refineries of the country he is sanctioning. The two facts are the same fact.

From the opening:
“On Friday the average price of a gallon of diesel in the United States reached $6.05, the highest ever recorded. A year ago it was $3.71. In California it is now $7.98. On Sunday, President Trump was asked about it. His answer was not about Iran, whose tankers the United States Navy has spent the month destroying.”

By Vikas

Read the full analysis: https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/trump-asks-ukraine-to-spare-russias-refineries

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    <title>Does Russia Alienate Russians It Later Claims It Must Protect?</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Jason Lee Havlik</dc:creator>
    <description>Russia&#x27;s war has driven Russians into neighbouring countries, potentially creating the very diaspora populations Moscow could someday invoke to justify political pressure or intervention.</description>
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DOES RUSSIA ALIENATE RUSSIANS IT LATER CLAIMS IT MUST PROTECT?

Russia's war has driven Russians into neighbouring countries, potentially creating the very diaspora populations Moscow could someday invoke to justify political pressure or intervention.

From the opening:
“Russia's war in Ukraine brings back memories of Germany before the Second World War. Before the war began, Adolf Hitler repeatedly used the existence of ethnic Germans living outside Germany's borders as his principal reason to invade another country with the goal of territorial expansion.”

By Jason Lee Havlik, Former U.S. security and counterintelligence contractor

Read the full analysis: https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/does-russia-alienate-russians-it-later-claims-it-must-protect

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    <title>Russia Is Frustrated. Europe will be targeted next.</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Vikas</dc:creator>
    <description>Britain crosses Moscow’s red lines, and NATO’s defences run dangerously low.</description>
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RUSSIA IS FRUSTRATED. EUROPE WILL BE TARGETED NEXT.

Britain crosses Moscow’s red lines, and NATO’s defences run dangerously low.

From the opening:
“637 Ukrainian drones just hit Moscow. Russia threatened to bomb Britain. NATO’s Patriot missiles are “beyond critical.” And Trump says Europe’s problem isn’t his problem. Something is about to break.”

By Vikas

Read the full analysis: https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/russia-is-frustrated

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    <title>How Far Can Europe Go for Ukraine?</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Vikas</dc:creator>
    <description>Europe has become Ukraine’s biggest financial backer. The real question is whether Europe’s own economy can survive the cost.</description>
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HOW FAR CAN EUROPE GO FOR UKRAINE?

Europe has become Ukraine’s biggest financial backer. The real question is whether Europe’s own economy can survive the cost.

From the opening:
“This week, the Ukraine Recovery Conference wrapped up in Gdańsk, Poland. Five thousand participants from 70 countries. 160 deals worth €10 billion signed. The EU handed over the first €3.2 billion tranche of its massive new loan package.”

By Vikas

Read the full analysis: https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/how-far-can-europe-go-for-ukraine

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    <title>The Two-Tier System of the European Union</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Vikas</dc:creator>
    <description>Why Fast-Tracking Ukraine Could Reshape EU Membership Forever</description>
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THE TWO-TIER SYSTEM OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Why Fast-Tracking Ukraine Could Reshape EU Membership Forever

From the opening:
“The European Union was created on a simple but powerful idea: all member states are equal. Whether a country is big or small, rich or poor, once it joins the EU, it has the same legal status, the same voting rights, and the same obligations as every other member.”

By Vikas

Read the full analysis: https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/two-tier-system-of-the-eu

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    <title>Russia’s Next Targets? After Ukraine</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Vikas</dc:creator>
    <description>Putin’s Expansionist Ambitions</description>
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RUSSIA’S NEXT TARGETS? AFTER UKRAINE

Putin’s Expansionist Ambitions

Putin’s Expansionist Ambitions

From the opening:
“Zelensky, since the invasion of Ukraine, is saying that Russia is not going to stop in Ukraine According to Zelensky, Putin could target five European nations next, including Poland and the Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.”

By Vikas

Read the full analysis: https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/russias-next-targets-after-ukraine

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