Anyone pondering how effortlessly Russia finances its war against Ukraine via the sales of its petroleum products should look no further than yesterday’s announcement by the country’s deputy prime minister.
There can be little wonder that oil prices have ground themselves into the doldrums for even the most pressing of geopolitical drivers is showing duplicity.
The month of February is turning out to be an ominous period in the history of modern Ukraine. It was on February 27, 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea only to launch a full-scale war against its western neighbour on February 24, 2022, in the name of national security.
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