Price cap + Urals sludge discount + 30% discount to China and India. Not a surprise that Putin wants to hide the decline.
“+ 30% discount to China and India”
Try catching up with the times on that one - more like 10-15%
“Average discounts for Urals were at $13 per barrel to dated Brent on a DES (delivered ex-ship) basis in Indian ports and $9 to ICE Brent in Chinese ports”
You are daydreaming. The discounts are long gone. Japan on the contrary, pays Russia premium.