I almost ran out of gas the other day avoiding filling up at a Lukoil station.
I can’t lay my hands on the article now, but I read a piece saying that the Russian balance of payments took a pretty big hit immediately after the invasion of Georgia.
Presumably it was people taking their money out, not necessarily to punish Russia for this atrocity as such, but because Russia under Putin has again shown that it can’t be trusted not to grab by force anything they covet—such as the Georgian pipeline.
Why would anyone sane invest their money in Russia, when a successful venture would be instantly appropriated by the Russian Mafia? It has happened often before, and this latest venture is a serious warning to stay clear of these corrupt thugs.
All the Mobil stations here (SE PA) were sold to LukOil. The three near my house have all gone out of business. Everyone knows these morons are Commies and refuse to buy gas from them. May they rot in hell!