Including transportation, they need around $45 per barrel to make the deal worthwhile. Currently, Urals oil can be had for $55, and Brent for $60. If they have to sell their oil on the black market/with the Shadow Fleet, they have to offer a $10-15 discount compared to Brent...so they're at $45-50.
They have to, otherwise everything will come to a standstill, and that's not good for the plants.Besides, you keep the customers on board, and they won't look for other suppliers. And now they have to, because if they buy oil products that weren't made from their oil, it will be even more expensive.
I think the price at which the Russians were still making a profit was between $60 and $65. If the price was below that, money was taken from the prosperity fund to prevent the oil industry from losing money. But the fund is currently not liquid enough to maintain these payments any longer.
They export oil and, presumably in exchange, receive oil-based end products. Let's play with fictitious numbers: 100 liters of oil exported, 50 liters of diesel are made from it, 30 liters of which go back to Russia, and 20 liters remain at the refinery abroad. This avoids money transfers.
But they would only be able to do that if the Ukrainians significantly collapsed.The Russians themselves are also running out of volunteers.It's possible, that they're no longer necessarily pushing for an advance in other regions and are putting everything they have into the Donetsk Oblast.
Buildings from the first few seconds: 48.284909, 37.178546 Unfortunately, already very deep into the city, which isn't a good sign. It could mean that those damn Russians have already established themselves in the southern part of the city.
As long as the meeting in Hungary isn't over, no decision will be made. Trump wants to make a deal again, and Putin is dragging out the date for it. Putin now wants the entire Donbas without a fight. In return, peace... anyone who believes in that will get another slap in the face from the Russians.
First potatoes, then fuel, and now their ammunition. It's clear that Lukashenko called on Ukraine to surrender last week. His "beautiful" Belarus is being plundered more and more. Russia will hardly be able to pay the fat man anything for his deliveries.
Putin is making cuts, even in the current budget. He's also increasing revenue through tax increases for 2025 / 2026. At least he's trying. This is countered by the fact that corporate profits are declining, and Russians will likely also spend less privately because the non-arms sector is collapsing
I had already predicted that. Ultimately, the refineries will have to do the same so they can increase the quantities. Of course, in this video you can see what happens when you overdo it. Just wait until the frost comes; then adulterated diesel will become a problem.
Occupy a territory long enough, and they'll speak a different language there. Based on his argument, Hawaii should never have been part of the United States. Besides, Greenland wouldn't be an issue for the United States, but they still want it.
Location of image: 53.077080, 49.969575 In the second image, based on the viewing direction, I would narrow down the area outlined in blue as the location of the fire. This would also align quite well with my other geolocation.
Based on the first still image, I would locate the POV here: 53.091569, 49.971139 If you then change the viewing axis, the fire could be in the southern part (framed in blue). But that's an extremely rough estimate.
