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In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners

Published by New York Times World By Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton · 8 October 2026 at 18:00
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In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners
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A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.

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