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“You of course make no attempt to challenge anything of substance because it is a very accurate assessment.”

What substance? If your source is a proven liar, and widely discredited; and what he says cannot be independently verified by any objective means, then his argument is not deserving of any credence.

“I do appreciate your link that said the Russians were offering big discounts to Indonesia’s minister of tourism, Sandiaga Uno. It turned out however that this was either a used car sales type tactic or just meant to keep the West from hounding Indonesia because the crude sold by the Russians at discount prices had a 30% under the table type surcharge added.”

Russia’s attempt to recoup its losses is not going well.
It relied primarily on China and India to buy its exports — especially oil — but that has not recouped what Russia has lost; and, BTW, that market is actually slowing down.

Here are some articles on Russia’s economic standing (just highlight the title and put it in your search engine):

Russia’s Economy Could Use a 6-Day Work Week to Deal With Sanctions (businessinsider.com)

Russia’s Finances Are ‘in the Shit,’ Says Ex-Russian Economy Minister (businessinsider.com)

Russia’s Economy Is Actually Imploding, Yale Researchers Say (businessinsider.com)

Russia’s Economy Will Be Frozen for a Long Time Amid ‘Yuanization’ (businessinsider.com)

Russia’s Economy in 4 Charts: How War Reshaped a World Power (businessinsider.com)

“Thank God that despite my advancing years, unlike you I am still able to argue like an adult.”

In your dreams.

You are actually one of those rare people of whom it can be said, that whenever you speak, something is subtracted from the sum total of human knowledge. In other words, you are a net negative on the human experience.

So all five of your links are from the same source? And the other time you sent me a link to supposedly proving Russia was in poor shape it was from the same source as well.

You must be a genius. I can provide you dozens of links all from different sources that show that Russia made 50% more on their exports in 2022 than they did in 2021. And 2023 is the same story. But I don't want to spoil your evening. Oh, what the hell.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/russia-china-economy-trade-record-yuan-ruble-western-sanctions-ukraine-2023-5

I probably shouldn't tell you, but your attempts to insult me in every post are comical but only confirm that you have a mental problem. The clinical issue that I assume you are suffering from is known as the Dunning-Kruger effect. You may not be able to find the definition at Business Insider, the only website you seem to go to.