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Core2score OP t1_j1wykaj wrote

Is he this stupid? Or am I missing something?? Pretty much no one is buying Russian energy in significant amounts except for China and India and these 2 are dictating their own prices iirc.. what does this ban hope to achieve??

Can we just diagnose this guy with dementia and get it over with?

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SardScroll t1_j1wyvk5 wrote

It's all relative to the amount of oil (and it's importance to the country's economy) that is being bought. See also, India which has been buying loads of oil at reduced prices.

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TapSwipePinch t1_j1x8pki wrote

If India is the only one buying can't it just, you know, buy for cheaper? You know, until it eventually goes to this price cap range anyway.

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GoodAndHardWorking t1_j1xa0v2 wrote

It's already trading below the price cap. The point of the cap is that instability with the supply can cause the price to shoot up, which benefits Russia, who can also cause the instability that increases the price. So capping the price reduces Russias ability to strategically leverage the oil supply.

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aham_brahmasmi t1_j1xowcw wrote

There are many countries in Asia, apart from China and India that are looking to buy Russian oil. Sri Lanka and Pakistan are looking for cheap oil because their economies are in the drain (Sri Lanka more so than Pakistan). Indonesia too is looking to buy Russian oil after people protested the exorbitant fuel prices. So demand is there.

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[deleted] t1_j1yxjje wrote

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Core2score OP t1_j1zsub1 wrote

You sound like another dumb internet idiot or a Russian troll.. there's not much difference tbh.

Putin started a war betting on one thing, that Ukraine won't t fight back, he then refused to call it a war and made it a crime to do so, and recently violated his own law on live TV.

He literally threatened an enemy he's at war with with retaliation if they keep fighting back against him.

If that's not stupid, I dunno what is.. maybe you are.

Also blaming someone with access to any news outlets they want of consuming propaganda while defending Russia is incredibly stupid, and the way you put it sounds like an 8th grader trying to imitate a highschool bully.

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