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Russian economic meltdown as oil runs out and Kremlin stops paying pensions
Express UK ^ | 5/14/2025 | John Varga

Posted on 05/14/2025 9:30:04 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

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To: kiryandil
Yep, the U.S. was holding Ukraine back. Now free of I.S. directing the war, it's Europe to the rescue.

It must mean that the Lord is on Ukraine's side now.

21 posted on 05/14/2025 11:26:35 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: kiryandil
Zeep harder for the CAUSE!


22 posted on 05/14/2025 11:33:07 AM PDT by Allegra (I survived the Trump Recession 4/7/25 - 4/10/25)
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To: yuleeyahoo

Thanks to Brandon the US oil reserves were depleted him look good.


23 posted on 05/14/2025 11:34:55 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: piasa

That’s a good insight. But are there really enough pro-Soviet pensioners in those Baltic states to make a difference in the future? They are all old and getting older.


24 posted on 05/14/2025 11:37:43 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
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To: Thud

ping to self


25 posted on 05/14/2025 12:07:33 PM PDT by Thud
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To: Allegra
Lets see...that's the gill man's head on the body of Ray Harryhausen's cyclops with human hands. Cool!
26 posted on 05/14/2025 12:26:48 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (Don't worry,pray.)
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To: 4yearlurker

It’s a deadly manfish!


27 posted on 05/14/2025 12:38:34 PM PDT by Allegra (I survived the Trump Recession 4/7/25 - 4/10/25)
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To: marcusmaximus

In the real world the Russians are now producing more oil than they were before the “invasion”. Decreases in production are mostly from agreements that they have made with the OPEC+ organization of which they are a member. Russia is still producing just slightly less than Saudi Arabia.

The “sanctions” have been nothing more than a bad joke which were easily ignored with a little bit of sleight of hand by even our trading partners. Just about every other country in the world that depends on oil imports did the same thing.

This talk of Russian crude being harder to pump or refine than oil from other places is meaningless blather that has been cooked into the equation long ago.

https://www.oxan.com/insights/risks-to-russian-oil-sector-will-remain-high/#:~:text=Russian%20oil%20production%20fell%20by,rose%20by%20just%20under%200.5%25.

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61102


28 posted on 05/14/2025 9:50:58 PM PDT by fireman15
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To: fireman15

Each day stronker.


29 posted on 05/15/2025 3:12:28 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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