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Meloni also suggested the deal implicitly weakens the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the specific figure of over 300,000 metric tons of diesel that Russia would supply to US and global markets as part of the deal. 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