Bluffing goes both ways. Russia needs that money. They need to sell their gas and oil. Especially when they are getting a lot for it.
A few days of no gas and Germany will blink and comply.
They will sell it to India and China.
Megalomaniac Fake Tsar Pooty Poot will have to temper his arrogant demands, as world oil prices head downward >>>>WTI Futures >>>>> $100.96
Maybe someone who has paid a bit more attention to the details of sanctions than I can chime in. It appears that much of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves were frozen, about $300 billion. If Russia is paid for their gas in Euro’s and the payment is processed through European banks, will Russia be able to convert the money to say, Rubles or Yuans?
This may be why they are demanding Rubles. Can Russia still convert Euro’s, especially millions or billions of Euro’s? Asking because IDK.
Money does Russia no good if they can’t buy goods with it because their accounts are frozen by Western sanctions.
Not if china steps in this. I know they are planning something. We know china owns the other half of bidens butt..
India and China seem very willing to buy it. The oligarchs won’t starve anytime soon.