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26 May 2025

The flood of German trans-shipments to Russia continues unabated.

It has been 3 years now. Will the government do something about it? Source: Robin Brooks

12 Mar 2025

🔴 BREAKING >>> UKRAINE READY TO ACCEPT US PROPOSAL FOR 30-DAY TEMPORARY TRUCE. UKRAINE: TRUCE POSSIBLE IF SIMULTANEOUSLY OBSERVED BY RUSSIA ‼️

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5 Mar 2025

Make Russia great again? Americans are very pragmatic.

And their banks are always fast to adjust to the new paradigm...

7 Jan 2025

A shocking chart: The European Union imported last year more Russian LNG than ever.

Do as I say, not as I do Source: Javier Blas on X

30 Dec 2024

BREAKING 🚨: Russia

Russian Ruble plunged 5.62% against the U.S. Dollar on Friday, its 2nd largest loss of the year Source: Barchart

28 Nov 2024

Russian Ruble is imploding 📉

Source: Barchart

4 Nov 2024

This is how Europe continues to do business with Russia - exporting through Kyrgystan (among others)

Source: Robin Brooks on X

29 Oct 2024

With oil at $68, Russian FX reserves at/near all-time highs while Russian foreign debt, in USD, at 12+ year lows...

Source: Macrobond

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