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To: Cathi

Don’t kid yourself. Russia is invading Ukraine for control of petroleum reserves and pipeline routes to Europe. The ethnic ownership arguments are excuses. The Soviet Union would not have failed and splintered if the Soviet leadership had built its economy around petroleum exports feeding the Soviet military. The new Russian leaders realize this, and they want the Soviet Union’s land back.

They have a nine-part plan, and Ukraine is part one.


18 posted on 06/21/2022 4:36:16 AM PDT by nagant
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To: nagant

“Don’t kid yourself. Russia is invading Ukraine for control of petroleum reserves and pipeline routes to Europe.”

I’m not kidding...

Looks like Russia continues to win.
Crude oil on 3/1/22 = $75
Curde oil on 6/21/22 = $109

Russian oil income just increased by almost 50%.

Now, that’s losing real big. Right? See Putin run and watch us poor fools pay $100 to put gas in our cars.


23 posted on 06/21/2022 4:54:14 AM PDT by icclearly
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