Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine energy truce on social media while diesel and gas prices climb. Neither country had heard of it, and the alerts went out anyway.
Yes, he's a fat ass liar but to point out, it's a "regime" not an "administration." We all need to call it what it is. The Trump regime doesn't deserve the respect and the dignity to be called an "administration."
Have Americans been illegally supporting the Russian economy?
Russian bonds yield 19%. Lukoil stock is not supposed to be sold in the US.
The U.S. does not have a total, blanket embargo on all commerce with Russia, meaning some non-restricted trade remains legal. However, extensive federal regulations heavily restrict what can be bought, sold, or financed.
Key U.S. Restrictions on Trading with Russia
• Sanctions (Managed by OFAC):
• The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) bans transactions with specific Russian banks, state-owned enterprises, government officials, and designated individuals under Executive Orders (such as E.O. 14024).
• U.S. persons are prohibited from making new investments in Russia across all sectors or providing certain restricted services.
• Export Controls (Managed by BIS):
• The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) restricts the export or re-export of thousands of items to Russia—including dual-use technology, advanced electronics, software, and commercial goods.
• Items containing U.S.-origin technology or components are frequently subject to strict licensing requirements or total bans.
• Import Prohibitions:
• The U.S. bans the import of specific Russian-origin goods, including various energy products, crude oil, seafood, and gold.
• The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026:
• Signed into law, this legislation grants the U.S. government expanded authority to impose heavy tariffs (up to 500% on Russian-origin goods and up to 100% on goods from countries that continue purchasing large amounts of Russian crude oil or natural gas).
Risks and Requirements
• Banking and Payments: Even if a specific trade transaction is legally permitted, U.S. and international financial sanctions make banking, wire transfers, and logistics extremely difficult or impossible to execute.
• Due Diligence: U.S. companies and exporters are legally required to run thorough checks using tools like the Consolidated Screening List to ensure they are not indirectly dealing with sanctioned parties, shadow fleet networks, or prohibited intermediaries.
Key Realities
• Untradable Underlying Assets: Russian capital controls and Western sanctions ban foreign investors from selling or transferring local Russian shares, leaving these funds unable to monetize or trade their core holdings.
• Index Provider Removal: Major index providers like MSCI, FTSE, and S&P Dow Jones have stripped Russian equities from their emerging market benchmarks.
Major Russia-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are currently halted, delisted, or undergoing liquidation due to international sanctions and trade restrictions following the invasion of Ukraine. No active or tradeable Russia-specific equity ETFs exist on U.S. exchanges
Just another one of Trump’s lies and another example of the Son of a Bitch lining his own pockets. He started the Iran war as a possible way to deflect from his collusion with Epstien.
Trump is such a liar. And the big problem is that Zelensky always agrees, but Putin is also a liar like Trump and immediately starts bombing again after claiming he will cease firing on Ukraine the minute he hears the Ukraine agrees to cease fire. And Russia/Putin kills people(civilians) and civilian infrastructure intentionally.
So Ukraine has no choice but to try to protect themselves, but they fire on Russian oil/gas refineries, etc NOT civilian infrastructure or directly on civilians like Russia always died in Ukraine, and now on their Economic/Business buildings which will also kill citizens and harm the citizens.
Trump is manipulating the markets making BILLIONS for him and his kids on insider trading. Mark this down in your little black book; I predict that the day Trump’s term is up, he and every one of his kids will be multi-BILLIONAIRES and the average American’s 401 K will be worth half or less than it is today. Their 401K money will be setting in Trump’s and his kids’ bank accounts. Folks, it is imperative that we vote Trump’s enablers out of Congress next month.
Hi Ben, watching this from Canada. Of course Trump lied again even as Ukraine and Russia are both calling him out for it. Of course mainstream media fall for it, they have failed the American people over and over again yet Trump calls them out as fake news. I stand with Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people. Slave Ukraini! When Russia attacks, keep bombing the hell out of Russia. The US needs a new President but as you can't right now, make him a lame duck President in the mid-terms. Trump, Bessent and other sycophants lying saying countries are begging for a deal is pathetic as I can tell you Canada must definitely are not begging for a deal. We are pissed, united and will continue with our boycotting all things American! I'm so sick of their "Iran will never have a nuclear weapon" bullshit as they were nowhere close to having one or planning on making one. Livestreaming an execution is something the US actually used to condemn countries for doing. WTF!
Yes siree Joan. Mr. Wilson here - looking over Tim's fence! And don't we see it all...from our perch up here north of the 49th! WTF America? as the Meidas brothers so aptly chose eh, for their book title.🇨🇦
While t, his offspring, the GOP and billionaires rob the treasury. The war drags on because they're all heavily invested in the military industrial complex, fossil fuels and energy companies. Didn't Halliburton make $30-$40 billion from the Gulf War?
The reality is men, women and children die just so the rich can make money.
If Trump had to choose between the truth or a lie he’ll always choose a lie and that goes for his sycophants. Most of the United States are on to him 🤮
I hope that by now most of America is indeed "on to him". I hope the majority of his followers are tired of being lied to and being belittled. I think many of them have pretty low self esteems to begin with and they probably don't realize that being told they are stupid does not help their self esteem which is so veyr sad.
"If you repeat a lie often enough people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself". Quote by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Minister of Propaganda.
47 is a Russian asset, and has been since the 90's. They want Zelenski to step down and put in a Russian oligarch. They are actively trying to kill him. They and many of us are not fools. WTF America.
VOTE..EARLY and watch for his fucking October surprise.
Perhaps its been Russia bailing him out of bankruptcy thru his entire life… and I mean who bankrupts casinos 3 of them… he has never taken responsibility for his actions n bs mouth.. I also think trumpstein class Files Un-redacted 🤔 Putins in there as well as Netanyahu.. and I think trumpstein took over the Epstein sex trafficking ring funded by Russia…
I feel like a broken record but at least twice in this piece it mentioned Congress’ approval. We have been begging these elected officials to do something since the beginning of this term. Once again, where are you?? You work for the American people, not this corrupt liar. Hopefully after November you will all be voted out but can we make it until January. Trump is desperate and dangerous!!
It's shocking that Trump has turned on Ukraine like this. As Congress does nothing, I expect Trump will also turn on Taiwan, all the countries in Eastern Europe and others to favor Putin, Kim and Xi. For God's sake, when is it enough already?
What else is new in this administration. Liar, liar pants on fire.
Yes, he's a fat ass liar but to point out, it's a "regime" not an "administration." We all need to call it what it is. The Trump regime doesn't deserve the respect and the dignity to be called an "administration."
100%.
Donald J. Trump MOB Family. they work every corner of the Earth
.https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhWnxmCjRzXQWvbmMgwLVLhPTh
Not only a regime, but a criminal regime.
Mafia-Trump Organization.
criminal enterprise
Exactly right!!!
Meidas won't call him Krasnov.
Is Trump et al insider trading?
Have Americans been illegally supporting the Russian economy?
Russian bonds yield 19%. Lukoil stock is not supposed to be sold in the US.
The U.S. does not have a total, blanket embargo on all commerce with Russia, meaning some non-restricted trade remains legal. However, extensive federal regulations heavily restrict what can be bought, sold, or financed.
Key U.S. Restrictions on Trading with Russia
• Sanctions (Managed by OFAC):
• The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) bans transactions with specific Russian banks, state-owned enterprises, government officials, and designated individuals under Executive Orders (such as E.O. 14024).
• U.S. persons are prohibited from making new investments in Russia across all sectors or providing certain restricted services.
• Export Controls (Managed by BIS):
• The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) restricts the export or re-export of thousands of items to Russia—including dual-use technology, advanced electronics, software, and commercial goods.
• Items containing U.S.-origin technology or components are frequently subject to strict licensing requirements or total bans.
• Import Prohibitions:
• The U.S. bans the import of specific Russian-origin goods, including various energy products, crude oil, seafood, and gold.
• The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026:
• Signed into law, this legislation grants the U.S. government expanded authority to impose heavy tariffs (up to 500% on Russian-origin goods and up to 100% on goods from countries that continue purchasing large amounts of Russian crude oil or natural gas).
Risks and Requirements
• Banking and Payments: Even if a specific trade transaction is legally permitted, U.S. and international financial sanctions make banking, wire transfers, and logistics extremely difficult or impossible to execute.
• Due Diligence: U.S. companies and exporters are legally required to run thorough checks using tools like the Consolidated Screening List to ensure they are not indirectly dealing with sanctioned parties, shadow fleet networks, or prohibited intermediaries.
Key Realities
• Untradable Underlying Assets: Russian capital controls and Western sanctions ban foreign investors from selling or transferring local Russian shares, leaving these funds unable to monetize or trade their core holdings.
• Index Provider Removal: Major index providers like MSCI, FTSE, and S&P Dow Jones have stripped Russian equities from their emerging market benchmarks.
Major Russia-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are currently halted, delisted, or undergoing liquidation due to international sanctions and trade restrictions following the invasion of Ukraine. No active or tradeable Russia-specific equity ETFs exist on U.S. exchanges
Just another one of Trump’s lies and another example of the Son of a Bitch lining his own pockets. He started the Iran war as a possible way to deflect from his collusion with Epstien.
Keep control of your blood pressure Ben 💪 Lol 🤣 😉 🤣
VERBAL DIARRHEA 🤒 😳 🤣
I KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHEN I SAW IT, THAT HE WAS TELLING “HIS" VERSION OF REALITY, THAT'S ACTUALLY ”ONLY" IN HIS CRAWLSPACE!! 🤬💩🧷💩🧷🤬🤬
It's his "alternative reality", but unfortunately, his bootlickers go along with it.
Trump is such a liar. And the big problem is that Zelensky always agrees, but Putin is also a liar like Trump and immediately starts bombing again after claiming he will cease firing on Ukraine the minute he hears the Ukraine agrees to cease fire. And Russia/Putin kills people(civilians) and civilian infrastructure intentionally.
So Ukraine has no choice but to try to protect themselves, but they fire on Russian oil/gas refineries, etc NOT civilian infrastructure or directly on civilians like Russia always died in Ukraine, and now on their Economic/Business buildings which will also kill citizens and harm the citizens.
I just hear chanting, “Lock him up”
& really doing it.
Okay to dream, better dream to protest.
Did we expect anything different? When his mouth is moving, he’s lying
Trump is manipulating the markets making BILLIONS for him and his kids on insider trading. Mark this down in your little black book; I predict that the day Trump’s term is up, he and every one of his kids will be multi-BILLIONAIRES and the average American’s 401 K will be worth half or less than it is today. Their 401K money will be setting in Trump’s and his kids’ bank accounts. Folks, it is imperative that we vote Trump’s enablers out of Congress next month.
Hi Ben, watching this from Canada. Of course Trump lied again even as Ukraine and Russia are both calling him out for it. Of course mainstream media fall for it, they have failed the American people over and over again yet Trump calls them out as fake news. I stand with Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people. Slave Ukraini! When Russia attacks, keep bombing the hell out of Russia. The US needs a new President but as you can't right now, make him a lame duck President in the mid-terms. Trump, Bessent and other sycophants lying saying countries are begging for a deal is pathetic as I can tell you Canada must definitely are not begging for a deal. We are pissed, united and will continue with our boycotting all things American! I'm so sick of their "Iran will never have a nuclear weapon" bullshit as they were nowhere close to having one or planning on making one. Livestreaming an execution is something the US actually used to condemn countries for doing. WTF!
I agree 💯
Yes siree Joan. Mr. Wilson here - looking over Tim's fence! And don't we see it all...from our perch up here north of the 49th! WTF America? as the Meidas brothers so aptly chose eh, for their book title.🇨🇦
Thank you for the update.
While t, his offspring, the GOP and billionaires rob the treasury. The war drags on because they're all heavily invested in the military industrial complex, fossil fuels and energy companies. Didn't Halliburton make $30-$40 billion from the Gulf War?
The reality is men, women and children die just so the rich can make money.
If Trump had to choose between the truth or a lie he’ll always choose a lie and that goes for his sycophants. Most of the United States are on to him 🤮
I hope that by now most of America is indeed "on to him". I hope the majority of his followers are tired of being lied to and being belittled. I think many of them have pretty low self esteems to begin with and they probably don't realize that being told they are stupid does not help their self esteem which is so veyr sad.
"If you repeat a lie often enough people will believe it, and you will even come to believe it yourself". Quote by Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Minister of Propaganda.
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47 is a Russian asset, and has been since the 90's. They want Zelenski to step down and put in a Russian oligarch. They are actively trying to kill him. They and many of us are not fools. WTF America.
VOTE..EARLY and watch for his fucking October surprise.
Thx. Ben...Great reporting.
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More delusional thinking! “I stopped eight wars.” He is not in touch with reality! He needs to be taken out of office. He is dangerous.
Please Don't Stop Reporting. Thank you
Why does Putin own Trump?
Perhaps its been Russia bailing him out of bankruptcy thru his entire life… and I mean who bankrupts casinos 3 of them… he has never taken responsibility for his actions n bs mouth.. I also think trumpstein class Files Un-redacted 🤔 Putins in there as well as Netanyahu.. and I think trumpstein took over the Epstein sex trafficking ring funded by Russia…
Kompromat, no doubt.
Finally, Putin and Zelenskyy are treating his falsehoods with gravity as they expose them as such.
tRump is such a despicable liar and nothing more than an orange tick turd!
trump is such a despicable liar and nothing more than an orange tick turd!
I feel like a broken record but at least twice in this piece it mentioned Congress’ approval. We have been begging these elected officials to do something since the beginning of this term. Once again, where are you?? You work for the American people, not this corrupt liar. Hopefully after November you will all be voted out but can we make it until January. Trump is desperate and dangerous!!
It's shocking that Trump has turned on Ukraine like this. As Congress does nothing, I expect Trump will also turn on Taiwan, all the countries in Eastern Europe and others to favor Putin, Kim and Xi. For God's sake, when is it enough already?
The worst thing for Trump to do is to buy diesel from Russia because it will help him against Ukraine! We need to sanction them and help Ukraine.
Russia supposedly can't even supply their own people, so how are they going to supply us?