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I don’t know if I am convinced. Russia also uses a lot of Iranian drones, which presumably are going to have supply troubles because of this war.
by aqme28 2mo ago
I don’t know if I am convinced. Russia also uses a lot of Iranian drones, which presumably are going to have supply troubles because of this war.
- mrtesthah 2mo agoOTOH reducing the supply raises the price of oil and thereby allows Russia to charge more for their main product of export. At the start of the war Trump reduced Russian oil sanctions[1]. Trump is also collecting all the money from Venezuelan oil sales[2]. 1. https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/trump-eases-russian-oil-sanctions-iran-war-prices-ukraine-europe-rcna263310 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/trump-eases-russian-oil... 2. https://newrepublic.com/post/213566/trump-hoarding-billions-venezuelan-oil https://newrepublic.com/post/213566/trump-hoarding-billions-...
- weemonger 2mo agoAFAIK, Russia is building their own (improved/modifed) Shahed drones and no longer buy/import them from Iran. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelabuga_drone_factory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelabuga_drone_factory