I expect Russia to make a lot of money as countries drop their sanctions.
Arguably, it would actually serve to further destabilise Russia. It might not have made global news, but there’s something of a fuel crisis in Russia at the moment - due to drone bombings of oil refineries and such. The one fuel seemingly unaffected is diesel, due to Europe closing down on imports, so there’s just a lot left around. So while personal car drivers are seething in fuel lines, trucks and buses continue without much issue. If Europe starts buying diesel again, it will all go there, leaving buyers inside Russia empty. Which would mean bye-bye logistics, and hello pissed off (even further) population.
The capitalists will make lots of money though, this much is correct. But Russia as a whole? Nah.
the concern seems to focus on diesel and the europeans have proven that they would rather cut their noses to spite their faces – i suspect that they’ll never buy russian diesel until this current crop of leaders are replaced by harder core right wing figures.
Arguably, it would actually serve to further destabilise Russia. It might not have made global news, but there’s something of a fuel crisis in Russia at the moment - due to drone bombings of oil refineries and such. The one fuel seemingly unaffected is diesel, due to Europe closing down on imports, so there’s just a lot left around. So while personal car drivers are seething in fuel lines, trucks and buses continue without much issue. If Europe starts buying diesel again, it will all go there, leaving buyers inside Russia empty. Which would mean bye-bye logistics, and hello pissed off (even further) population.
The capitalists will make lots of money though, this much is correct. But Russia as a whole? Nah.
the concern seems to focus on diesel and the europeans have proven that they would rather cut their noses to spite their faces – i suspect that they’ll never buy russian diesel until this current crop of leaders are replaced by harder core right wing figures.
And those are going to be even worse and even more bloodthirsty. It’s a no-win scenario