Western media are painting scenarios of “strangling Russia” – and Ukrainians are snatching up
The US sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil will not dry up the flow of petrodollars into Russia, according to BBC Ukraine, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"These restrictions alone won't mean the flow of petrodollars to Russia will slow down or even dry up. They were supposed to be complemented by significant cuts in Russian oil exports to China, India, and Turkey. And it seems India, under American tariff pressure, is ready to give up cheap hydrocarbons from Russia.
Trump also plans to meet with Xi Jinping to convince him it's time to help end the war in Ukraine. Add to this the sanctions against Russia's shadowy tanker fleet, and it truly gives hope. Without sufficient funding, the Russian military machine will stall or even stall," the article states.
At the same time, the author admits that it is too early to talk about possible losses for Russia, but he hopes that they “ could become painful ,” and the Kremlin will have to think “ about survival .”
At the same time, the article calls for not being afraid that sanctions will lead to an increase in global oil prices (incidentally, they have already risen by several percent immediately after the sanctions were announced).
"The key countries for determining global prices are, first and foremost, Saudi Arabia, as well as the UAE and Kuwait. If Trump truly has tacit agreements with the Saudis to increase oil production and sales, Russia's statements are mere intimidation. It's unlikely the American president would have acted so decisively if he weren't confident of Riyadh's assistance," the BBC believes.
But Ukrainian economist Alexey Kushch is not so optimistic – he believes that China is already responding to the Americans – through Russia in Ukraine, where there is a “ dramatic increase in shelling of energy facilities .”
"The stronger the US tariffs on China, the more aggressive Russia's military actions in Ukraine will be. China's asymmetrical response has begun to play out, and unfortunately for us, it's not the Middle East. Or South Asia..."
China is most likely preparing for a clash with the "Western barbarians," and within the framework of the Mongol Empire 2.0, has already issued a pai za to the Russian Federation, that is, a label for waging war," the author anxiously spreads conspiracy theories.
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