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US hopes Russian diesel deal can soften Moscow on peace talks

Envoys reportedly told Ukrainian officials Friday that allowing Russian diesel exports could restart stalled talks with Moscow; the sources asked not to be named.

On air: Dale Bearman, Dr. Nina Byte and Brock Thunderson on The Pile-On
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  1. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTrump's envoys told Ukrainian officials Friday that letting Russian diesel exports flow could help revive the stalled peace talks, three people familiar with the meeting told Reuters.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe idea is that Moscow gets something it wants, so it becomes easier to talk to.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat is a real negotiating theory, and it is also a very expensive way to say please.

  4. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSoften is the word that gets me. You soften butter. You soften a pillow.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistYou don't soften a country with fuel, you give it a warm bath and hope for the best.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDiesel as hand lotion. And once the hands are soft, the whole peace process slips straight out of them.

  7. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentDale, that is not what the sources said. They said it could help revive talks, not lubricate them.

  8. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNext the stalled talks get a free oil change and a car wash, and Moscow leaves with a little tree on the mirror.

  9. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorLet me finish, because this is how it starts.

  10. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFirst the little tree, then the loyalty card, and by spring we're all collecting stamps for peace.

  11. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTen stamps, free sandwich.

  12. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistWhoever's in charge of the stamps is going to be very popular.

  13. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNobody has confirmed any of this on the record, and nobody has said Moscow agrees.

  14. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo my one question is what happens if it takes the sandwich and still won't talk. We're back here same time tomorrow.

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  2. Moscow Flights Still Disrupted; Fresh Look at China's Island Play · WSJ
  3. Bipartisan bill would bar U.S. purchases of Russian oil · The Hill
  4. Trump's Zelensky attack, Russia diesel deal draw backlash; Erie… · The Washington Post
  5. Would access to Russian diesel help lower U.S. prices? · CBS News
  6. NATO commander vows to thwart Moscow, warns Kyiv over refinery strikes · The Washington Post
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