Also all this nonsense make smuggling of Russian oil, gas and fertilizer extremely lucrative. Suspect Putin has some old KGB buddies who are well experienced and adept at smuggling. No doubt Putin is getting his cut.
No need to smuggle. Just sell the oil and gas through third parties that aren’t covered by any sanctions.
“Also all this nonsense make smuggling of Russian oil, gas and fertilizer extremely lucrative. Suspect Putin has some old KGB buddies who are well experienced and adept at smuggling. No doubt Putin is getting his cut.”
Of course not. All they will need to do is call Xiden and he’ll get his corrupt buddies or Hunter to jump right on that little problem — for, of course, the standard 10% for the “big guy.”