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Back to the main point—what’s your take on where the Russian military-industrial complex is headed, and what does the future look like for their arms exports?

My bad—totally forgot those brackets need to be before the rest of the title.

That doesn’t really matter to us—it’s our kids who'll be left holding the bag.

We aren't talking about chemicals here—this is about a natural resource, specifically within the context of "sanctions on Russia."

It’s actually pretty wild when you think about it—a planet with a finite volume can still hold an endless supply of oil.

wiredseal7 said:Funny how that works—when the US was facing the same kind of mess this summer, the White House just changed the definition of a 'recession' to make the numbers look better before the election.

The Russian GDP dropped by 4% in both the second and third quarters this year. But nobody’s calling it a recession—because at the end of the day, labeling something a "recession" is just a matter of opinion.

Better?

Topic: Tracks with heaven or hell in the title or lyrics.

01. Heavenly - Spill Blood on Fire
02. Doubt - Hell Good
03. Megadeth - go to Hell
04. Running Wild - Shadowmaker
05. Stryper - to Hell with The Devil 06.
06. LACUNA COIL - Heaven's A Lie
07. Fred Astaire - Cheek

gentlestag15 said:Production costs in the USA are roughly on par with Russia, but even then, they're still nowhere near as high as the actual price of oil.
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Keep in mind that break-even points are calculated at the corporate level. For instance, ExxonMobil’s break-even might be relatively low, but for the Saudi Arabian national budget, it's significantly higher. That goes for any country where the entire economy is basically riding on energy exports.

Noah Martin2 said:Didn't they just sign some sort of deal with Mexicans recently?

A political agreement—basically a "foreign policy consultation" pact—which pretty much implies Mexico is running intel for Russia.

But yeah, outside of the USSR era, Russia's only real trade deal is with Mexico.

Since when does Russia have trade agreements with anyone outside the former USSR?

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Source: rt.com

Wait, how does China even factor into this? Can someone catch me up?

Where does Russia stand when it comes to patents?

rustywalker82 said:Are you seriously suggesting that ExxonMobil is lying about their revenue? Like, is the record-breaking trade deficit in the US also fake news? Is that massive half-trillion Euro year-over-year slide just made up too? Or maybe the electricity prices we’re seeing across the US this year are just a total lie?
Nah, they aren't...

So, did exports actually drop or go up?

Imports spiked right after those pandemic restrictions lifted—funny how that works.

EU Imports:


EU Exports:

wiredseal7 said:Just pointing out that Americans love to play hypocrite—accusing OPEC+ of exactly what they've been doing themselves for the last six months—while calling it something completely different.

So, let me get this straight—when a cartel intentionally cuts supply just to jack up prices (which is literally the definition of a cartel), the rest of the world is supposed to just roll over for the Arabs and hand them everything on a silver platter?

Maybe you're into that kind of masochism, but if you ask me, having some actual defense against that kind of blackmail is probably a good idea.

wiredseal7 said:Just wait until we see what happens to those Saudi profits once the mid-terms roll around and the US finishes dumping its strategic reserves—pure market manipulation, really.

The poor cartel is being manipulated by the market. Poor little guys.

Nathan Evans78 said:I honestly went into this thinking that once McDonald's pulled out of Russia, there would be some kind of trickle-down effect on the military supply chain—maybe fewer weapons flying around the skies over Ukraine causing all that massive destruction. But looking back, it’s been six months since that first major wave of sanctions hit, and it feels like we aren't seeing the impact we expected. Instead, Ukrainians are still stuck having to blow up bridges across Russia because it’s becoming painfully obvious that these sanctions just aren't hitting hard enough. ☕

This post earns the award for complete inconsistency "Zlatan vacuum".

Chris Williams said:The text clearly distinguishes between gas and oil.

Try again.

The point is: all that oil from the 27 European Union nations has already found its buyers. Meanwhile, China has increased its imports via the existing Sila Sibir 1 pipeline and is investing alongside Russia in the new Sila Sibir 2.

I suppose you truly believe all that massive oil and gas is just going to sit there rotting in Russia's backyard.

The oil China and India are grabbing from Russia at a discount is basically the supply they didn't take from the Arabs or other players—which obviously messes with global oil prices too.

Welcome back, folks—looks like those bills have finally arrived again to remind us why we're here. Since we're at it, let's do a quick refresher on the big takeaways from the start of this thread.

Also, might as well grab a drink and celebrate hitting page 400.

Let's get to it. 🙂

Great.

As far as I'm concerned, we need to treat Saudi Arabia just like Russia.

--If they ever decide to go on a conquest spree, we should crush their economy at any cost.

wiredseal7 said:Look, Essam, it's not even about oil production—everyone’s got the right to manage their own supply how they see fit.

It’d also be nice if we finally stopped those massive arms deals to that rogue nation—hasn't anyone mentioned that yet?
They earned that status a long time ago because of the war in Yemen, but the US administration just loves them too much for their own good.

And one more thing,
RIP NATO 🤣

Exactly.

The reason you haven't seen it mentioned is because this sub-forum is specifically for the Ukraine war.