Apparently, the Russian economy is near collapsing; it therefore seems unlikely to me that Russia would be in a position to sustain a war against the EU.
On the same issue of the Guardian there is this article:
I don't think so; prior to 2026, the Russian economy was flourishing, partly due to very high crude oil prices and the existence of a "shadow fleet" of oil tankers.
Since 2026, that shadow fleet has been significantly hampered by Ukrainian actions in the Black Sea and elsewhere (notably, Norway and France have boarded vessels); China has faced pressure to stop buying Russian oil, and Russia is now selling its oil at half price because nearly nobody wants it (only India still buy it).
In an economy that was driven by oil export, this is a terrible situation,
I have read posts online from (well-off) Russians who say they are somewhat despairing about the economic situation.
>because nearly nobody wants it (only India still buy it)
Almost every country wants it, but they are bullied by illegal extraterritorial sanction of the US and the EU. (Only India has balls). There, fixed that for you.
>In an economy that was only driven by oil export
"Russia's state oil and gas revenue, which accounts for around a fifth of total budget income"[0]
>Russia is now selling its oil at half price
Oh, really?
>unfortunately exploded a few years ago
Wink-wink, nod-nod? Imagine Russia blew up a Western-owned pipeline? What would've been you reaction? What's the difference with the Ukraine blowing up NordStream[1]?
I mean besides that awkward situation with Germany politicians pretending that nothing happened and continuing to support the regime in Kiev that glorifies Nazi collaborators.[2][3]
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[ 0.24 ms ] story [ 8.5 ms ] threadOn the same issue of the Guardian there is this article:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/06/zelenskyy-advi...
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Since 2026, that shadow fleet has been significantly hampered by Ukrainian actions in the Black Sea and elsewhere (notably, Norway and France have boarded vessels); China has faced pressure to stop buying Russian oil, and Russia is now selling its oil at half price because nearly nobody wants it (only India still buy it).
In an economy that was driven by oil export, this is a terrible situation,
I have read posts online from (well-off) Russians who say they are somewhat despairing about the economic situation.
>because nearly nobody wants it (only India still buy it)
Almost every country wants it, but they are bullied by illegal extraterritorial sanction of the US and the EU. (Only India has balls). There, fixed that for you.
>In an economy that was only driven by oil export
"Russia's state oil and gas revenue, which accounts for around a fifth of total budget income"[0]
>Russia is now selling its oil at half price
Oh, really?
>unfortunately exploded a few years ago
Wink-wink, nod-nod? Imagine Russia blew up a Western-owned pipeline? What would've been you reaction? What's the difference with the Ukraine blowing up NordStream[1]?
I mean besides that awkward situation with Germany politicians pretending that nothing happened and continuing to support the regime in Kiev that glorifies Nazi collaborators.[2][3]
[0] https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-oil-gas-reve...
[1] https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/31/why-the-2022-nord-s...
[2] https://kyivindependent.com/pantheon-of-ukrainian-heroes-to-...
[3] https://tvpworld.com/94337029/polands-divided-right-puts-ukr...