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Exxon Seeks Russian Sanctions Waiver To Work With Rosneft

Exxon Seeks Russian Sanctions Waiver To Work With Rosneft

Just as the "puppet of Putin" narrative had gone quiet - following Trump's Tomahawk-ing a largely abandoned airfield in Syria - it appears the Russia-linkages stories are about to get restarted. WSJ reports that Exxon Mobil has applied to the Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia in a bid to resume its joint venture with state oil giant PAO Rosneft.

 

Trump Mulling Reneging on Another Campaign Pledge, Thanks to Ivanka and Jared Kushner

The global warming activist democrats in Trump's White House, led by Ivanka and Jared Kushner, are trying to convince the President to reneg on yet another campaign pledge, against the advice of Steve Bannon.

According to Bloomberg, a pro Paris bloc in his administration, which targets greenhouse emissions, is recruiting energy companies to lobby the President to remain in the controversial agreement that he specifically said was a waste of money during the campaign.

May Wins UK Parliament Vote To Allow June 8th Snap Election

As totally expected, Theresa May - following a contentious debate - won the UK parliament vote to allow a June 8th snap election by a count of 522 to 13, well above the two-thirds majority needed.

Opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn welcomed the poll but accused the PM of changing her mind and breaking promises on a range of issues.

The result triggers what will be an intense seven-week campaign in which the U.K.’s relationship with the EU will be the focus.

No reaction in the pound so far...

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