So why Hari you seem advocating support for the capitalist billionaire Putin who murders and wants larger empire - as that a justified Marxist view? Should you not support Putin withdrawing and urging both sides to not fight for capitalists?
What is these former Marists more interested in power and control of one capitalist circle over another. Did we not have that around the Social Democrats around WWI? On Mon, Oct 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM Marv Gandall via groups.io <marvgand2= [email protected]> wrote: > 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: > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#43623): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/43623 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
