"Це буде вивчатися у підручниках з історії США як ганьба": Professor Eisenberg on Trump’s agreement with Putin on diesel exports

The deal with the Kremlin is a political move ahead of the midterm elections that will not produce the expected economic effect, but will cause reputational damage to Сполученим Штатам.

About it in the air "Еспресо" the University of Manhattan Ігор Айзенберг.

According to the professor, the reaction to Дональда Трампа's agreement with Володимиром Путіним in США depends on political views. Democratic politicians criticize the president's decision, while the Republican party, according to Eisenberg, is largely absorbed by the MAGA movement, and some experienced Republicans left the party or avoid public comment.

Eisenberg, who considers himself an American citizen of Ukrainian origin, called the agreement with the Kremlin shameful. At the same time, he stressed that its consequences should be evaluated not only from a moral, but also from an economic point of view.

"Для мене це ганьба, сором. І для таких людей, які мають такі ж погляди, як я, причому це не обов'язково людина має бути українського походження, тому що це дійсно ганьба. Це буде вивчатися у підручниках з історії Сполучених Штатів", said the professor.

He explained that США does not experience a shortage of diesel fuel: the country exports approximately 5-6 million tons every month. Therefore, the possible import of Russian diesel should not significantly affect the domestic supply of fuel or its cost.

According to Eisenberg, before the introduction of the Russian ban on diesel exports, Russia supplied about 3 million tons to foreign markets every month. Instead, the current volumes referred to in the agreements are much smaller than the previous Russian exports.

The professor stressed that the prices of fuel in США depend primarily on the world value of oil and the situation in international energy markets. In particular, they are affected by supply disruptions due to the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz. The cost of diesel also affects food prices, because fuel is an important component of the costs of agricultural producers.

Eisenberg connects Trump’s decision with the approach of the midterm elections to the Congress США, in which Republicans risk losing their positions. According to him, the President is trying to convince voters that he is working to reduce the cost of living, but an agreement with Putin does not guarantee cheaper fuel.

"Виборці заправляють свої машини й бачитимуть, що ціна не змінюється. До всіх цих заяв Трампа вона не змінюється. Тобто з погляду передвиборчої пропаганди це блеф, із погляду впливу на світові ціни на нафту — також блеф. Але з погляду того, як виглядають Сполучені Штати, це ганьба і реальна ганьба", Eisenberg concluded.

Trump-Putin diesel deal: what is known and how Ukraine and the world reacted

Recall, 9 October Trump said "надзвичайно успішну" a conversation with Putin and an agreement on the supply of diesel. According to him, Russia will immediately put more than 300 thousand tons of diesel fuel, more 500 Tons of tons are required. NovemberAnd then another 1 million tons. Trump stressed that the price of diesel in США The world is rapidly falling to record lows.

After the conversation, Minfin США issued a temporary license that allows you to supply Russian diesel to world markets.

Zelensky criticized this decision. According to him, it will bring Moscow additional money to continue the war, and the Ukrainian negotiating team, which was in Florida, "використовують просто як ширму". He called the decision weak, and one of the possible first steps towards peace called the energy truce.

Axios wrote that during the negotiations in Miami, special representatives of Трампа Стів Віткофф and Джаред Кушнер threatened the Ukrainian side that США will deprive Kiev of intelligence if it continues to attack Russian НПЗ. This was told by a Ukrainian official, and a representative of США denied it.

Negotiations of the delegations of Ukraine, США and Europe in Miami, which were planned to be held within two days, ended early. This was reported by the correspondent of "Радіо Свобода", citing sources who said: "Другого дня не буде". Раніше Віткофф called the meeting constructive and said that the parties discussed de-escalation and the end of the war, Ukraine's energy security in the winter, security and safety guarantees.

Democratic Senator Річард Блюменталь called the "ганьбою" deal, which makes США "співучасниками війни Путіна проти України", and "плямою на репутації нашої країни". He said it contradicted congressional intent in the two-party bill on "пекельні санкції" vs. РФ. Blumenthal warned US companies considering adopting "кривавих грошей" Putin that "конгрес стежить за вами".

Уряд Великої Британії stated that his position was "не може бути чіткішою", and promised to keep pressure on Russia with the help of "найжорсткішого режиму санкцій, який коли-небудь застосовувала Велика Британія". In Finland, the agreement was called "жахливим розчаруванням".

Foreign Minister Польщі Радослав Сікорський said that the Polish embassy has information about the shortage of diesel in Moscow, which always has priority in supply. Referring to "серйозні джерела", he wrote in X that Ukraine has already damaged about 50% of Russia's oil refining capacity, and asked "звідки будуть надлишки на експорт".