This seems like exactly what we should want them to do
by AquinasDomer (2024-03-22 11:16:10)

In reply to: It should be no surprise that Ukraine is struggling in the  posted by Barrister

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Russia's stopped selling many refined products and has to sell more unrefined crude. They're then going to have more difficulty buying imports to fuel their war machine.

It does seem like we've made some progress on sanctions. We've stepped up enforcement on banks in the UAE and Turkey, improving enforcement of the price cap and reducing Russian imports from Turkey pretty substantially.



Isn't reduced fossil fuel production something that
by 88_92WSND  (2024-03-22 17:28:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

the Biden Administration wants in the long term? Fewer refineries, less oil. Less oil, less greenhouse gas. Less greenhouse gas, less climate change. Ukraine should start labeling their strikes as "eco-warrior" offensives.

Beat Russia, Save the Planet.
They're trying to do it without a backlash
by AquinasDomer  (2024-03-22 17:40:55)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

If the price of gas doubled before the election, it's likely Trump would win and set back Ukraine and the green transition.

At this point there's no risk that this would cause anywhere near that level of a shift so I don't see the issue.