Another interesting piece from the NYT two days ago reporting on the effort by Trump’s “patrimonial” administration (h/t Tony T.) to strike a deal with Russia. --------------------------------- U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies By Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton New York Times October 3 2026
The Trump administration’s talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The deal, which is contingent on approval from the U.S. government and the Kremlin, is for a sprawling set of oil fields, refineries and gas stations around the world owned by Lukoil, one of Russia’s biggest energy companies. The leading group seeking the deal includes an American investor, Todd Boehly, who has donated $2 million to President Trump’s political causes; two Middle Eastern groups that have done business with Mr. Kushner or Mr. Witkoff’s family; and an arm of the U.S. government itself. The monthslong negotiations, which were described by eight people familiar with them, shed new light on Mr. Trump’s latest approach to settling a four-year war that has killed hundreds of thousands. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations. Full: The following attachments were removed because the message exceeded 15MB. Attachments are automatically removed for messages larger than 15MB to ensure delivery. U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies - The New York Times.pdf: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/sattachment/758272240488562893/270648826/0/97f449f7315f4e607aea89c0a52f28b199bbad8c2d811899ae1004531a5c721b -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#43620): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/43620 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/121598768/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
