[Allegra]

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Don't worry. Any day now....

‘Cancer-stricken’ Putin HUMILIATED as planned ‘victory over Ukraine’ parade is gutted by a third after massive losses
Posted on 5/7/2022, 4:19:03 PM by marcusmaximus

Russian President Vladimir Putin suffers cardiac arrest in presidential bedroom, an insider group reveals
Posted on 10/23/2023, 7:01:02 PM by marcusmaximus

Wildest Vladimir Putin missing theories from body doubles to corpse stored in freezer
Posted on 11/20/2024, 5:44:50 PM by marcusmaximus

Vladimir Putin's furious denials of health scares as Zelensky declares 'he'll die soon'
Posted on 3/27/2025, 7:27:35 AM by marcusmaximus

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Kremlin has stopped paying pensions to Russian pensioners living in the Baltic States.”

Why in the world is Russia paying pensions to pensioners in the Baltic States? They left the USSR decades ago. The only exception is the Kaliningrad Oblast, the semi-exclave on the Baltic Sea, surrounded by Poland to the south and Lithuania to the north and east. But it is not part of the surrounding Baltic States.

[Kazan]

MOSCOW. May 7 (Interfax) - Russia's GDP rose 2.3% year-on-year in Q1 2025, excluding the calendar factor, the Economic Development Ministry said in a government press release following a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on economic issues.

"GDP grew 2.3% in the first quarter according to the Economic Development Ministry, accounting for the calendar factor of February. Many sectors of the economy continued to see the indicators rise in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. The most active growth in January-March was observed in the mechanical engineering industry, up 13% in output; the public catering sector demonstrated growth of 7.1%; the construction industry added 6.9%; and the chemical complex jumped 4.8%," according to the statement.

[Tai_Chung]

I have a hard time believing that Russia is short of oil

[AAABEST]

Putin falls down stairs and poops himself

All while he was dealing with cancer, a heart attack, Parkinson's and severe egg and oil shortages.

No wonder he has body doubles.

[hardspunned]

Trump is the only man this century able to wean the ME oil sheiks completely away from Russia and the Chicoms. Trump has the Trump card, unleashing North American production. Along with undercutting Russian finances, American productions lessens the Saudi take as well. When Trump gets his act together with the Iranians he’ll have a hand on 75% of production.

[yuleeyahoo]

Top 10 Oil Reserves By Country

Rank Country Oil Reserves - OPEC

1 Venezuela 303.22 Billion Barrels
2 Saudi Arabia 267.19 Billion Barrels
3 Iran 208.60 Billion Barrels
4 Canada 163.63 Billion Barrels
5 Iraq 145.02 Billion Barrels
6 United Arab Emirates 113.00 Billion Barrels
7 Kuwait 101.50 Billion Barrels
8 Russia 80.00 Billion Barrels
9 United States 55.25 Billion Barrels
10 Libya 48.36 Billion Barrels

[dfwgator]

“Peace! Land! Bread!”

[Revel]

Super market tabloid.

[Thud]

ping to self

[fireman15]

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