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The latest U.S. sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil expose not Russian weakness, but Western desperation. The U.S. administration weaponizes finance to prop up its fading dominance, while Brussels, a mere U.S. vassal, obediently follows with its own sanctions at its own economic cost. These measures hurt European industries, inflate global energy prices, and push Asia, Africa, and Latin America closer to Moscow and Beijing. The world is moving on — only the West clings to its crumbling hegemony.
The new sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil mark a decisive step toward dismantling the Russian regime's war economy. By targeting the oil revenues that bankroll the Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine, the free world led by Washington finally struck at the heart of Putin’s power. For too long, loopholes and lobbying weakened previous measures. This time, coordinated Western action shows that war crimes and economic blackmail will carry real costs — and isolation for Moscow is only beginning
There is a 60 percent chance that the United States will import any crude oil from Russia between 2025 and 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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