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Originally Posted by BOIDS
crude oil is priced 10% lower than in the leadup to the invasion
crude oil trades on the international market in dollars
the ruble has fallen 20% against the dollar vs the leadup to the invasion, despite an increase in central bank interest rates from 6.5% to 16.0%
russia's miitary spending has trebled, exceeding social spending for the first time since 1945
it costs the russian government just over 13.0% per year to borrow on international markets, vs around 6.0% pre-war
the above are straightforward facts
there are other factors which i judge to be negative, such as russia's new dependency on chinese markets and demand, and the political ramifications of such, but those factors are subjective and arguable in a way that the above is not
No, its not, crude oil prices have doubled since the invasion.
wtf are you talking about?
How do you know who russia sold to? how do you have these numbers? U dont. plain and simple.
Russias spending has trebled? well so did yours, you donk, while you left your people homeless, dying in the streets. but you had to send your money to a proxy war.
congrats. you just made putin and russia so much richer.