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Norwegian fuel company Haltbakk Bunkers has announced it will cease supplying fuel to U.S. military forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine.

In a strongly worded statement, the company criticised a televised event involving U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, referring to it as the “biggest shitshow ever presented live on TV.”

Haltbakk Bunkers praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his restraint, accusing the U.S. of “putting on a backstabbing TV show” and declaring that the spectacle “made us sick.”

As a result, the company stated: “We have decided to immediately STOP as fuel provider to American forces in Norway and their ships calling Norwegian ports. No Fuel to Americans!” Haltbakk Bunkers also urged Norwegians and Europeans to follow their lead, concluding their statement with the slogan “Slava Ukraina” in support of Ukraine.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 day ago

as a USian, we deserve this happening to us everywhere, glad to see it

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago

Can you get anymore based than this?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 23 hours ago

Nice one! Full support from Canada.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Would be interesting how much fuel they have been provided before the statement to U.S. forces and ships.

But still a funny move.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

It was not that much. From: https://www.kystens.no/nyheter/nekter-a-selge-drivstoff-til-amerikanerne-vi-har-et-moralsk-kompass/2-1-1786648 relevant part translated: "I believe we delivered approximately 3,000,000 liters to them in 2024. It is simply moral support."

[–] [email protected] 13 points 23 hours ago

That should still amount to like 1-2 million Euro or so. It is not big, but it is not nothing either. Also it creates precedence for other companies to follow.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Good for them, I often don't know why we send war ships around the world to bully and intimidate people anyway.

[–] lurch 12 points 23 hours ago

It used to not be bullying but protecting. I have relatives living on an island nation with a military that's ridiculously small. They wouldn't be able to resist any attack, but they felt safe, because they have big military vessels of allied nations in their port almost all year. It's the perfect last stop to pick up supplies and refuel before embarking to long distances. They trust their allies will defend them in case of an attack, so they can keep using the port for strategic reasons.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Because you can't be a billionaire by playing fair.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

It's usually to protect financial or political and therefore by proxy financial interests. A country doesn't end at its borders and it has various ways of steering other parts of the world in its best interest: Development aid, food aid, trade agreements and sometimes just showing up with military and hanging out a bit just to be seen and foster relations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

The US wouldnt even exist without the French coming to American shores and supporting it during its revolution.