Vladimir Putin and Donald TrumpDonald Trump chucked years of careful western diplomacy in the bin over the last fortnight by siding with Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war.
The US president has agreed to a sanctions-busting deal to buy diesel from Russia in the hope of bringing down sky-high pump prices ahead of November’s US midterm elections.
While he is not on the ballot paper, Trump risks being a lame duck president if the Republicans lose their majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives.
Trump even abandoned a new law imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia just weeks after the US Sena...


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