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US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban

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GJim · 1790926567 · focus · HN ↗
Mango Mussolini is afraid he will suffer at the US midterm elections, hence bullying Europe to use thier stratigic reserves (during a war he started!) to help lower diesel prices in the USA.
The USA has lost the plot.
1. slow_typist · 1790927246 · focus · HN ↗
  Europe hasn’t grown some balls yet and I am afraid they will roll over again.
  1. modo_mario · 1790927940 · focus · HN ↗
    I'd predict the same but france had partial fuel shortages recently (maybe still?) and there's a limit to what they can do without torches getting lit.
    Yizahi · 1790950951 · focus · HN ↗
    LePen is probably salivating at the thought of EU caving to USA again. She would win by landslide next year if that will happen at any noticeable scale.
    PS: in Poland fuel prices went up by exactly +50% from January. I wonder how far they'll go if the Demented Don would win over this threat.
    spwa4 · 1790954483 · focus · HN ↗
    On the other hand, the thought of further diesel price increases are probably making Le Pen salivate to the point drowning starts to be a concern.
    Yizahi · 1790955480 · focus · HN ↗
    Well, the point is that by not gifting diesel fuel to Trump, EU can stabilize fuel prices internally to a lower level using same emergency reserves. At least if I got the post right.
    spwa4 · 1790957792 · focus · HN ↗
    He wants the EU to "release", ie. to sell to Europeans, the diesel fuel.
    Clearly the French are currently in need of extra fuel: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cmx2z20vz124t" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cmx2z20vz124t

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