I’m not going to spend too much time on this as I suspect most readers are well aware of my predictions on the matter. Suffice to say Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has extended the sanctions waiver on Russian oil and gas for another 30-days. {citation}
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The OFAC waiver targets Russian oil/gas that was loaded onto floating storage platforms as of April 17, 2026. The destination of the oil/gas will primarily be China, India and Southeast Asia; westbound Arctic supply route. The general license means all of the ASEAN countries can purchase in dollars and provides Russia with an exchange for the same currency valuation. Once again, Zelenskyy -and Europe- will not be happy.
There is a certain irony in Europe previously banning the import of Russian oil/gas (EU sanctions) and now, when they desperately need it, the supply is flowing in the opposite direction. Both Russia’s Arctic I and Arctic II platforms are operating to produce the supply; however, as many readers here will note they coincidentally :::nudge, nudge – wink, wink::: started pumping supply to “on the water” storage for six months prior to the beginning of the Iran conflict. This is the third U.S. waiver of sanctions.
Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on Wednesday. {GO DEEP}
Down goes Zelensky, down goes Zelensky
Let us hope.
He did Nazi it coming!
Russia is not our enemy. Scary scary Russia is a globohomo fabrication.
And, neither is China our enemy. Globalism, however, is an enemy to all three.
Re. China, the CCP are not to be trusted. I truly believe President Trump knows that. He speaks warmly of Chairman Xi, but I guarantee his Intel ppl, Sec. Hegseth, and Space Force (!!) are keeping a very watchful eye on every move made by the CCP.
It’s “ trust but verify” on steroids…..
Remember how much of our technology and sensitive data they have stolen over the decades. Remember how much they’ve invested in this country buying up land near military bases and embedding thousands and thousands of agents into our population.
I don’t believe Russia has gone quite that far.
And how many Chinese students did he agree to allow come to our Universities? I heard that in a podcast today. That our universities would fail without their support. If true, I thought we were trying to shut down these corrupt indoctrination centers. Nothing like inviting the fox in the henhouse. That I don’t like at all.
We have 20,000 Iranian students in our most prestigious universities and medical schools right now. Try to wrap your brain around that mystery? 😎
My mother had Major brain surgery in the late 1980s to remove a huge tumor growing between her optic nerves, driving her blind. The brain surgeon, at NYU, was Vallo Benjamin. That was his Americanized name. She miraculously recovered Completely Unscathed. The woman who shared her post-op recovery room had the Chief of Neurosurgery as her surgeon. Tragically, she was left completely paralyzed on one side of her body.
Vallo Benjamin was Iranian and was educated, including medical school in Iran.
Look him up.
So true. Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer, or something like that.
Well……. China is highly debatable.
Its about time Zelensky and EU aren’t happy. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving bunch of scoundrels
The laughably, tritely named “Coalition of the Willing” finds itself individually and collectively one which is increasingly “Unable”. President Trump has thrown a spanner in their works. First, no more meetings to discuss peace., at least for the moment, and for reasons which don’t need to be.explained.
Part of his genius is his ability to turn on a dime if necessary and to know when the time has come to do so. Without notice.
He is not a predictable one trick pony. Those spider’s web threads are getting stickier. And at the centre sits DJT, spinning spinning….
What comes next from this trio as far as Ukraine goes is unknown.
But I think Dr Peterson here is absolutely correct.
Russia and the United States are natural allies due to the shared Christian heritage of our people.
Not so much with China. We can make mutually beneficial trade agreements with China and we can each prosper from those agreements, but we can never be friends with a country that strictly suppresses the expression of Christian faith.
ChiComs not China a distinction worth keeping
Well, until the CCP stops running the country, the terms can be used interchangeably.
there IS a christian segment in China, and across the nation. But it remains quiet for a reason. I support bible classes and missionary (christian that is) in China for the obvious reasons. I was born into a Christian family. It would be hypocritical and immoral for me to sit on my ass and not at least give someone else a chance JUST LIKE MY FAMILY WAS GIVEN A CHANCE.
there are mysteries about life and faith…and then there are things we KNOW TO BE TRUE AND WORKABLE.
God was not being rhetorical. He does want you to share your faith with anyone at all times. not just Sunday.
God Bless America
Everything is so obvious after Sundance pierced the veil.
Kaja Kallas warns, “Don’t you dare negotiate on your own!”
US, China and Russia prefer a divided Europe, Kallas warns
The EU’s top diplomat said foreign powers dislike the bloc because it is stronger when it acts collectively — and cautioned member countries against cutting their own deals.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is pressing Brussels to loosen the EU’s fiscal rules to help governments absorb the economic shock unleashed by the Iran war and soaring energy prices.
Precious beauty KAJA KALAS…is a European version of AOC…+extraordinaire Russophobe and warmonger to hilt..
Meloni cut her own throat by not helping Trump.
No chance.
Zelenski & Europe were made for each other.
May they live long & suffer together.
Fight for country who is not even in the NATO/EU…..only because religion of leaders WHO ARE NATURALLY RUSSOPHOBIC/ANTI-ORTHODOX since 2014……..
its an interesting dynamic. europe apparently has decided it needs a North Korea…and Ukraine is more than willing to be the proxy.
this is good….it is not only a way to depressurize BOTH the ukraine-russian war, but also the Iran threat.
it will also ease the prices at the pump, which will have hopefully, some good returns for a oustanding mid term outcome.
in dune, they refer to “spice” as the primary commodity. it provides super travel across galaxies guarantess…the ability to not only see “beyond” but also to do some with security with a higher knowledge. It’s an interesting write.
in our reality, it is energy, namely oil and natural gas.
But there is also something else….some that Herbert is actually writing about. And it’s not spice..or the ownership of it.
but that a people can become so much more powerful should they rely in a truth and a promise…it turns out, no surprise, all of those things spice and oil are just things..material…standing alone in the rain, they have no power to even wilt a flower.
But in the hands of earnest people who believe in ideas that obey a spiritual promise…the game changes…
and there are at least two things to draw from this recognition.
a death cult caliphate living on top of a large oil reservoir is a very bad recipe for violence, the indiscriminate kind.
a nation that does not honor the grace and the gift of energy to the Lord and our Savior, is just as bad, and in some instances, far worse.
God Bless America.
What’s the point of sanctions if they’re repeatedly lifted?
What’s the point of threatening to bomb Iran if they stall, then not doing anything?
I thought I voted for a President with BALLS