War is logistics. If the Russian war machine can be starved of fuel and money, the machine will grind to a halt. It's just a question of, can Ukraine cause enough damage to Russia's oil infrastructure fast enough to survive the advantages Russia has in manpower and equipment?
Aren't they supplying fuel to some European countries though? Isn't that why Biden asked Ukraine not to bomb their refineries?
Unfortunately, yes. There have been a lot of efforts to shift the energy mix in the EU away from Russian oil and natural gas. But, the effort has been slow and has meant rising costs. Also, by removing Russian production from the supply side, prices will invariably increase. Ukraine does have to balance the damage that can do to foreign support, against their war aims. Personally, I think it's pretty selfish of the EU and US to ask Ukraine not to strike those resources. It's essentially the US/EU saying, "more of your people need to die, so we can save money." It's a really crappy thing to ask.
Totally agree. How about we instead let them do what they have to do and just take the economic hit in solidarity.
I seem to recall this was largely debunked
Biden asked Ukraine not to bomb their refineries
Source?
You can easily Google that
https://www.politico.eu/article/report-us-urges-ukraine-stop-attacking-russian-oil-refineries/
That article doesn't even mention Biden.
This is no problem at all for Russia since the Russian economy is booming and all Russians are millionaires!
I've been hearing this exact thing for the past 2 years and frankly I can't say anything's fundamentally changed here, with the exception of a food prices increase that's more in line with the rest of the world than anything.
Y'all are on copium. Maybe of a lower grade than whatever Sergei "Another sanctions package will surely break Russia's economy, fr this time" Guriev and his army of pocket statesmen use, but still some hard hitting stuff.
The sanctions are not working! 😡
(also, please stop the sanctions 🥺)
Have I said the latter? I don't think I have. I just said they're doing jack shit.
But sure, do continue wasting resources counseling with people like Guriev to figure out which Turkish front company to sanction next, it's almost as entertaining to watch as the yes-men here talking about how financing another shitty film will surely make Russians care about the government's agenda xd
Hmmm. Well, if the sanctions aren't working, maybe it's time to escalate to something that does work.
Of course the sanctions are not working, look at all the armored divisions of Armatas pushing the front!
Strike, and strike again, deep into the heart of Mordor. Ignore the cries of those who only wish to keep their coffers full.
Slava Ukraini
its almost like reliance on gas is a military weakness not a strength
Linked ITAR-TASS source says that the rise in that week was just 0.05 roubles per liter with the price around 55 roubles. Not sure where the 10% figure comes from, either some other source was used, or it was not translated correctly (mistook "5 копеек" (.05 rub) for 5 roubles)
Fuck the blyats.
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