...No discussion of Western hypocrisy is complete without Ursula von der Leyen, the unelected queen of the European Commission and an unequivocal master of the genre.
The decision, quietly announced by the government on Tuesday evening, includes waivers on new sanctions blocking purchases of jet fuel and diesel refined from Russian crude oil in third countries and echoes a similar move by the US.
The US military buildup across West Asia remains at an all-time high. The Russian Security Council recently warned that Washington could be using diplomacy as a cover to launch ground operations.
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