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Trump bludgeoned for ‘another lie’ as Ukraine claim goes up in smoke

Plumes of smoke rise from fires (centre) at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, September, 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Trump’s Fiction of Control Meets the Politics of Oil

A Deal That Existed Only as a Claim

Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to stop attacking energy infrastructure. Days later, Volodymyr Zelenskyy celebrated a Ukrainian strike on a major Russian oil facility after what the BBC described as Ukraine’s largest drone attack on the Moscow…

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