Why thank Putin? Start a war, blame Ukraine, buy from Moscow – allies should stop taking America at its word

On Friday, an American president thanked Vladimir Putin for diesel – three weeks after signing the toughest Russia sanctions law in years. The volumes would barely cover ten days of US demand. So why hand Moscow the better end of the deal, and what should Europe, Japan and Australia now make of the next promise Washington makes?

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