[DUMBGRUNT]

Russia, meanwhile, is pumping the most crude ever, hitting a post-Soviet Union peak. But it may have difficulty maintaining today’s pace given a lack of investment in its aging Siberian fields. The chief executive of Russian oil giant Lukoil predicted that Russian output would drop in 2016 for the first time in several years.

The Russians need every ruble they can find to support their world wide adventures.

[Trumpinator]

There is always gold, platinum, silver, rare earth metals, gems and diamonds (natural and man made), timber, fur, grain, weapons sales, gas for Russia to fall back on if it needs some cash.