Exactly. This whole Mess has just started, let’s see where the Ruble is 6-9 months from now. It is likely that the Russian economy will be a basket case by then. Even if the war ended tomorrow, the Russians have cut their own throats by encouraging the Europeans to seek other energy sources besides Russian oil and gas. I don’t expect that shift away from Russian energy to turn around for quite a long time if ever and it will really strike them hard in 6-12 months as the Europeans get their alternatives online.
The Russians have cut their own throats by encouraging a huge push to non dino energy. Oil and gas prices will not stay high forever and when they head much lower, Russia’s production will be substantially lower and they will be in a world of hurt, less product at lower prices and having to sell at a discount to “friendly” countries.
This is like criminals getting all giddy over their newly robbed loot, not realizing judgment day is coming.
The handwriting should have been on the wall when the U.S. and Europe began imposing sanctions on Russia a few months ago. Most of the world's nations seemingly got on board with these sanctions, but even just a small number of those that didn't comprise more than 50% of the world's population -- including both China and India.
And now I read this morning that Italy is buying four times more Russian oil today than it was before the sanctions were imposed. That's probably just one example of many in that fading basket-case known as Europe.
You're a fool. The Russians are set to thrive in the near future. European nations have caved and are paying for oil in rubles, which is the reason the ruble is strengthening. That will NEVER change. Oil prices are likely to continue to rise and Russia is and will continuing to collect more oil revenue than before the war began for the foreseeable future.
Neocons aren't the sharpest tools in the shed. You deserved to be embarrassed for backing the Biden regime's idiotic strategy on all of this.