BidenDTrounced:


"Majority of Ukrainians do not support the West/Zelensky's vendetta against Russians.
Majority of Ukrainians had preferred that the country should be divided with one going to Russia and the other as the new Ukraine (NK SK scenario) with security guarantees from the US, France and the UK. Security guarantees that ensures that if Russia invades the new Ukraine, then France, US, the new Ukraine and the UK will jointly invade Russia (are those countries scared? They have a lot of mouth).
I find Russia to be more credible. I don't even need to listen to Russia..I just need to look at the behaviour of the West. They appear to be confirming Russia's claims with thier actions."

Ibime:


Mumu, after all this to confirm that Urals is trading at massive discount.

Urals and Brent were trading within the same price range until the price cap. That is fact. Pricecap has knocked $20 off each barrel. That is fact.



As to your last paragraph, please help me with Russias budget deficit YTD if Russian budget is based on $40. Russia is already on $29bln deficit for the year, over 70% of the deficit target it set for 2023 already exceeded in Q1. Google is your friend.

The price of production of each barrel is around $40 so anything sold at $40 yields zero to the Government. I don't know where you got that budget is based on $40, and if so why is budget at massive deficit while trading between $49 and $60?

After googling, then Google the Ruble to dollar price and explain why the Urals selling so low has no effect when Ruble has backslid 30% since the pricecap. Maybe because Russian forex reserves which they used to manipulate the Ruble have been impacted by the pricecap?

Appleyard:


You confirmed my fears. You're a kid and not worth the debate. Cause only kids throw tantrums across faceless forums.

I don't expect you to reason logically, kids don't do that other than calling people mumu. across a faceless forum. Stop that and grow up.

You claimed that Russian oil is being sold for $49 caused of sanctions, which turned out to be false. The price for Russian is dynamic and vary according to the oil trade involved. The price for Urals had always been affected by market monthly fluctuations even before the Ukrainian war began. Brent crude has always have the edge over its Urals counterpart whether by $3 or $20 or so. Yes, the Europeans cutback on the purchase of Russian Urals oil it's a contributory factor to the current price, but this too is largely subjective and limited.

For instance, some European countries on long-term contract with Gazprom are still paying the normal price, which is above the ceiling cap of $60 set by the EU.

Your Rouble to Dollar price argument holds no water because you make it look like the Urals represent the entire oil price and volume benchmark exported by Russia, which is not.

Urals oil is the main grade of crude oil exported from Russia to Europe.

In contrast, the market price of the Russian Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) grade oil, which is traditionally exported to Asia, has been closer to international oil prices and stayed at levels above the oil price cap. This may reflect the fact that around 45% of Russian oil exports to eastern Asia are transported via pipelines to China, which are not affected by sanctions from the G7 and EU countries. In addition, ESPO oil has usually been shipped by tankers flagged in countries outside the G7 and EU, which makes it easier to transport Russian ESPO grade oil without being subject to the new sanctions.


To allay your doubt, India and China snapped up Russian crude oil in April 2023 at prices above the western cap ceiling, and this was largely reported by western media houses. This is how Russia has making the huge revenue accredited to it's oil sector despite western sanctions. This also explain why Russia have strategically pivoted to the East in recent years. The west is an economic house on the decline, the EastAsia axis is the most promising and next economic hub of the future.

The western thinking that if they whined Europe off Russian oil and gas would be the end of Russia is the greatest and worst geopolitical economic miscalculation of the 21st century. Not only had this folly caused a massive realignment of nations once loyal to the western diktats, but also creat cost western competitive advantage as they have to gtabblr with the reality of increased production cost.

Russia has always since pegged its budget financing at $40 per barrel since 2018. There were attempt to raised the stakes up to $60 last year, but I didn't follow up on that, and I doubt if it took off at all considering the SMO.

You may want to look that up.

Once again, when you're big, you're big.

WritterNig:
⚡️Admiral Viktor Liina has been appointed Commander of the 🇷🇺 Russian Pacific Fleet.

Ibime:


Too much words of a foolish putard. Numbers don't lie.

elf

Michaeltreasure:

Can't you reply without insults? I was deeply following your comments and analysis, but your typographic attacks are irritating...yuck!
The other guy is replying you without insults. Be matured for God's sake. Haba!

Heart3030:
I wonder why Ukraine are not killing Russian generals anymore,abi dem done finish.

kad199:
Maybe Russia no get General again

Ibime:


This particular Putard I'm debating with is not worthy of much civility. Although all Putards are subhuman, I do try to be civil.

WriterrNig:
⚡️The Foreign Ministers of 🇨🇳 China and the 🇵🇭 Philippines have held talks in Manila, where the two sides pledged to work together to resolve their maritime differences in the South China Sea.

Heart3030:
I wonder why Ukraine are not killing Russian generals anymore,abi dem done finish.

Badassniggga:
Føol calling others subhumans cause they didn't align with him in his own zombified way of thinking. No one should bother replying this føol again.