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I will read this tonight.
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I will read this tonight.
That's the best description I've ever heard.
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
That's the best description I've ever heard.
And remember:
Putin and Maduro are close allies.
Russia wants CITGO.
Trump has repeatedly moved in ways that benefit Russian oil interests Rosneft, Lukoil, Sechin.
Putin and Maduro are close allies.
Russia wants CITGO.
Trump has repeatedly moved in ways that benefit Russian oil interests Rosneft, Lukoil, Sechin.
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
And remember:
Putin and Maduro are close allies.
Russia wants CITGO.
Trump has repeatedly moved in ways that benefit Russian oil interests Rosneft, Lukoil, Sechin.
Putin and Maduro are close allies.
Russia wants CITGO.
Trump has repeatedly moved in ways that benefit Russian oil interests Rosneft, Lukoil, Sechin.
If Trump destabilizes Venezuela further sanctions, threats, interference it increases the likelihood of default.
Right now:
Venezuela is on the edge financially.
If the U.S. pushes too hard → PDVSA defaults.
If PDVSA defaults → Rosneft’s claim activates.
Right now:
Venezuela is on the edge financially.
If the U.S. pushes too hard → PDVSA defaults.
If PDVSA defaults → Rosneft’s claim activates.
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If Trump destabilizes Venezuela further sanctions, threats, interference it increases the likelihood of default.
Right now:
Venezuela is on the edge financially.
If the U.S. pushes too hard → PDVSA defaults.
If PDVSA defaults → Rosneft’s claim activates.
Right now:
Venezuela is on the edge financially.
If the U.S. pushes too hard → PDVSA defaults.
If PDVSA defaults → Rosneft’s claim activates.
This wouldn’t just be “foreign ownership.”
It would be Putin owning key U.S. energy infrastructure during a period of U.S. Russia hostility.
This is why Obama’s Treasury and CFIUS freaked out.
This is why Congress pushed to stop it.
This is why Trump’s Russia stance mattered so much.
It would be Putin owning key U.S. energy infrastructure during a period of U.S. Russia hostility.
This is why Obama’s Treasury and CFIUS freaked out.
This is why Congress pushed to stop it.
This is why Trump’s Russia stance mattered so much.
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This wouldn’t just be “foreign ownership.”
It would be Putin owning key U.S. energy infrastructure during a period of U.S. Russia hostility.
This is why Obama’s Treasury and CFIUS freaked out.
This is why Congress pushed to stop it.
This is why Trump’s Russia stance mattered so much.
It would be Putin owning key U.S. energy infrastructure during a period of U.S. Russia hostility.
This is why Obama’s Treasury and CFIUS freaked out.
This is why Congress pushed to stop it.
This is why Trump’s Russia stance mattered so much.
Rosneft, a Kremlin-controlled company, could legally claim part of CITGO.
CITGO owns:
3 major U.S. oil refineries
48 petroleum terminals
A huge chunk of U.S. gasoline capacity in the Midwest and Gulf
Critical pipelines
CITGO owns:
3 major U.S. oil refineries
48 petroleum terminals
A huge chunk of U.S. gasoline capacity in the Midwest and Gulf
Critical pipelines
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Rosneft, a Kremlin-controlled company, could legally claim part of CITGO.
CITGO owns:
3 major U.S. oil refineries
48 petroleum terminals
A huge chunk of U.S. gasoline capacity in the Midwest and Gulf
Critical pipelines
CITGO owns:
3 major U.S. oil refineries
48 petroleum terminals
A huge chunk of U.S. gasoline capacity in the Midwest and Gulf
Critical pipelines
This means:
If PDVSA defaults, Rosneft is legally entitled to seize nearly half of CITGO.
LET THAT SINK IN
If PDVSA defaults, Rosneft is legally entitled to seize nearly half of CITGO.
LET THAT SINK IN
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This means:
If PDVSA defaults, Rosneft is legally entitled to seize nearly half of CITGO.
LET THAT SINK IN
If PDVSA defaults, Rosneft is legally entitled to seize nearly half of CITGO.
LET THAT SINK IN
Because of the 2016-2017 Rosneft-PDVSA deal.Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA needed emergency cash. They put up 49.9% of CITGO a U.S.-based refinery/pipeline company as collateral. The lender was Rosneft, Putin's state-owned oil giant.
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Because of the 2016-2017 Rosneft-PDVSA deal.Venezuela's state-owned oil company PDVSA needed emergency cash. They put up 49.9% of CITGO a U.S.-based refinery/pipeline company as collateral. The lender was Rosneft, Putin's state-owned oil giant.
If Venezuela defaults Russia Putin gets a chunk of America's oil infrastructure.
Not hypothetically.
Not symbolically.
Contractually.
Not hypothetically.
Not symbolically.
Contractually.
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If Venezuela defaults Russia Putin gets a chunk of America's oil infrastructure.
Not hypothetically.
Not symbolically.
Contractually.
Not hypothetically.
Not symbolically.
Contractually.
Lewandowski's contract reportedly paid Avenue Strategies $25,000/month, at a time when CITGO via PDVSA had a major loan from Russia’s state-owned oil giant Rosneft, putting CITGO under substantial financial and takeover pressure.
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Lewandowski's contract reportedly paid Avenue Strategies $25,000/month, at a time when CITGO via PDVSA had a major loan from Russia’s state-owned oil giant Rosneft, putting CITGO under substantial financial and takeover pressure.
In early 2017, Lewandowski’s lobbying/consulting firm Avenue Strategies quietly signed on to represent CITGO Petroleum Corporation a U.S.-based oil company owned by Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In early 2017, Lewandowski’s lobbying/consulting firm Avenue Strategies quietly signed on to represent CITGO Petroleum Corporation a U.S.-based oil company owned by Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA
Given the broader pattern of Russian-linked financial actors using business entanglements to exert influence a theme prominent in the Russia-U.S. interference investigations, the fact that a major Trump associate and lobbyist handles Citgo’s interests is a red flag often raised by analysts.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Given the broader pattern of Russian-linked financial actors using business entanglements to exert influence a theme prominent in the Russia-U.S. interference investigations, the fact that a major Trump associate and lobbyist handles Citgo’s interests is a red flag often raised by analysts.
In December 2016, shortly after the campaign, Lewandowski co-founded a lobbying firm, Avenue Strategies. Sources say that Avenue Strategies quietly signed on to lobby for Citgo Petroleum the U.S. subsidiary of Rosneft-linked Venezuelan oil interests as early as February 2017.
November 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In December 2016, shortly after the campaign, Lewandowski co-founded a lobbying firm, Avenue Strategies. Sources say that Avenue Strategies quietly signed on to lobby for Citgo Petroleum the U.S. subsidiary of Rosneft-linked Venezuelan oil interests as early as February 2017.
Lewandowski interacted with Middle Eastern fixers with Russian connections including: George Nader and individuals tied to sanctioned oligarchs. The Senate Intelligence Committee classified the Trump 2016 campaign as a “counterintelligence risk.”
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Lewandowski interacted with Middle Eastern fixers with Russian connections including: George Nader and individuals tied to sanctioned oligarchs. The Senate Intelligence Committee classified the Trump 2016 campaign as a “counterintelligence risk.”