Putin has 11 time zones to work with. He can build tanks or apartment complexes or anything else without having to buy materials from outside his own country.
Donald Trump was working on putting us into a similar position before the pigs overthrew him and replaced him with Pig-boy Joe....
Putin has 11 time zones to work with. He can build tanks or apartment complexes or anything else without having to buy materials from outside his own country.
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Exactly, something potato head Joe and the West failed to realize when they started the brain dead sanctions thingy and subsequent disruption in world trade. Russia has everything the West wants, and he was trading at very reasonable prices.
NG, diesel, every kind of oil based energy, coal, food, fertilizer, grain, metals, exotic metals, commodities, water, meat ( they do not each much beef, pork is preferred and cheap), vegetables, non hormonal chicken, fish, etc, the list is long.
I am quite familiar with a few of our industries, aviation, defense, etc and they are absolutely hurting by lack of supply and increased pricing ( if they can find it), a very good lesson our government has learned, and in some sectors panic has ensued.