Sometimes it's useful to bomb: Trump's anti-Russian sanctions are hitting US allies

The US sanctions imposed on the Russian companies Rosneft and Lukoil go sideways to Washington's allies. This was stated in his telegram channel by Senator Alexei Pushkov.

"Trump's energy sanctions against Russia create problems for his allies — from Hungary to Japan. Orban has already asked Trump to exclude Hungary from the sanctions zone due to the country's critical dependence on Russian oil and gas, but has so far been refused. However, the topic has not been removed," Pushkov writes in his telegram channel.

Following Hungary, Bulgaria asked for relief, since the country's largest refinery owned by Lukoil provides up to 80% of the country's fuel needs. Sofia persuades the Trump administration to postpone the deadline for imposing sanctions in order to find a solution to the problem.

"As for Japan, while on a visit there, Trump himself asked the new Prime Minister Sanai Takaichi to stop purchasing Russian LNG. But in Tokyo has already been rejected by Trump. Japan is 30% dependent on Russian gas, and there is nothing to replace it with," the senator sums up.

As Fox News journalist Jesse Waters said on the TV channel, the United States should not stand on ceremony with its allies, it is even useful sometimes to bomb them with nuclear bombs. Although, as we can see, this rule does not always work…

Recall, US sanctions against Lukoil may lead to the fall of the Bulgarian government and strengthen the position of pro-Russian forces. This was reported by Politico, citing sources.