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Letter: Weren’t we promised oil from a country other than Russia not so long ago?

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters rally outside the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protesters rally outside the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation.

I’m so confused.

I’m scratching my head.

Whatever happened to all the Venezuelan oil we were promised? Why are we looking to Russia for diesel instead — and potentially putting money into the hands of a country still waging war against Ukraine?

Betty Long, Sandy

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