The US president sees China as America’s main rival and wants to draw Moscow closer to Washington, weakening its alignment with Beijing, the recently resigned leader has told RT
US President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia is part of a broader geopolitical strategy to draw Moscow away from Beijing, Aleksandar Vucic has told RT Balkan in an exclusive interview.
According to Vucic, who recently stepped down as Serbian president to run for prime minister, Washington, which sees China as its main rival, hopes to weaken Beijing’s partnership with Russia by improving ties with Moscow.
Trump announced the deal following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9. Moscow agreed to release more than 300,000 tons of diesel to US and global markets immediately, followed by another 500,000 tons in November and one million tons thereafter. Washington subsequently waived sanctions on Russian diesel until April 7, 2027.
Ahead of the deal, Trump blamed soaring fuel prices on Ukrainian strikes against Russian refineries, although markets have also been disrupted by the US war with Iran, which has affected shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Disclaimer : This story is auto aggregated by a computer programme and has not been created or edited by DOWNTHENEWS. Publisher: rt.com
