Furthermore constant loss of allies around the world is pushing Russian influence into irrelevance. Putin loves to talk about multipolar world and when such multipolar world is happening to be, Russia is not a pole at all despite its size.
And in the end, it is questionable how much can Russia benefit from elevated prices. Shadow fleet tankers are chased around the world, pipes are shutdown or bombed. So even that prices are elevated it may not do much for Russia as there is broken logistics between Russia and its customers.
Russia is still selling a comparable amount of oil as before the war (7 mb/d). The price going up (URALS was 50 at the start of the year, now it's more than double at 110) is definitely a great boon for them, as selling oil is one of the most important revenue streams for them.
> What does Trump get out of it? Perhaps Club Med Mar-a-Lago or Trump Tower Tel Aviv.
That's just the beginning of the article but if you read through it's like that all the way to the end. This does not actually live up to "Operation Epic Fury Explained" as a title and has more the sense of a struggle session than of an explanation.
That’s not to say that there aren’t more compelling arguments against attacking Iran.
https://news.mit.edu/2015/study-persian-gulf-deadly-heat-102...
Doesn’t help that half of the gen Xers on here are planning to fight for the remaining scraps with Peter Thiel at the helm, and program the robot dogs to finish off any survivors.
When do you think the last time was when Trump pumped his own gas?
