This is even worse than it looks-
The Russians, part of OPEC+ and some of their allies have pushed for cuts to production, which have happened.
So you have OPEC+ cutting production, while we talk about pulling Russian oil and gas from the markets with our sanctions.
We’ll see how well that genius plan works for us. Will anyone in the MSM with an IQ above 2 connect the dots with ever rising fuel/energy prices even here in the US?
Russia is no chump and what they sit on is essential for an industrial, information and transportation based economy.
Yes, we are bigger and more powerful in every respect when you look at us and our allies and them and their allies. But they are no Iraq where we can kick them in the balls and they can’t really punch us back. Russia can punch us back, and there is more to come.
Eventually they will arm proxies that want to do us harm, just like we did in Ukraine. That has a bit of a longer delay before it happens, but it will.
Likewise, our coercion to play along with these sanctions have caused for many to consider joining BRICS and divesting of the dollar which with our inflationary print and spend has basically reduced what folks have by 20% in just a matter of a year and half: https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt Take a look at what has been happening over the last year.
Imagine you have 1,034 billion dollars (PRC) and suddenly it’s worth 20% less because some flaky government wants to spend more than they really have, wanna hold onto that in the future? You trust them?
But just remember folks, this is 100% something this administration started with this bright idea: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-zelenskiy-holding-talks-with-biden-adviser-says-2021-12-09/ We made this bed.
OK, your point is that Biden said NATO membership for Ukraine is up to Ukraine and NATO members? I didn’t think a “consensus” (100% agreement) of NATO members wanted Ukraine to join.