Donald Trump likes to refer to his chaotic and confusing conversational style as “the weave” – a label which makes his speeches sound like part of some grand strategy, rather than what his critics suspect are the increasingly odd ramblings of a man approaching his dotage.

Whatever “the weave” is, there are obvious signs that it is extending beyond Trump’s speaking patterns and into his policy.

In the last few weeks, for instance, the US President has referred to sanctions against Russian oil and companies as a useless policy, only to change his mind and say he would take no action on sanctions until all European countries stopped buying oil. And then, on Wednesday, the US announced new sanctions against Russia’s two largest oil companies .

In practice, the direct impact of these sanc

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