# Trump's Reverse Nixon Strategy: Bring Russia In, Shut China Out

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- Published: 2026-10-23T23:00:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
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On October 9, hours after a phone call between President Trump and President Putin, the Treasury Department issued a six-month waiver allowing Russian diesel to be sold on the global market. The stated aim is to bring down fuel prices before the November 3 midterms. But I believe the deal is more consequential than that. It fits a larger strategy: for the United States to control as much of the wo

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