Russia Enters Oil Price War to Teach MBS a Lesson on Limits of US Support for Saudi

Source: https://www.anti-empire.com/russia-enters-oil-price-war-to-teach-mbs-a-lesson-on-limits-of-us-support-for-saudi/
Published: Mar 14, 2020
Author: Mike Rivero
Post Date: 2020-03-14 15:16:24 by Horse
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This will also destroy the Petrodollar that Nixon and Kissinger gave us. It will crash the so called American Empire,which will be a good thing for Americans and for the Planet!

Moscow’s understanding of the OPEC+ deal was that in return for Russia’s help in propping up the oil prices the Gulf Arabs would reinvest some of the proceeds in Russia (and make up for sanctions) but that didn’t really happen

After the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russia was signed into law last year, Russian president Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would retaliate at a time and place of its own choosing. Wrecking the OPEC-Plus arrangement and provoking a demolition-derby price war with Saudi Arabia may seem to be an odd and puzzling way to respond, but there may be a method to that madness. I believe that the Kremlin is gambling that, by year’s end, it will be able to not only push back against the United States but also to reconstruct its partnership with Saudi Arabia.

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#1: BTP Holdings    To: Horse (#0)

Russian president Vladimir Putin warned that Russia would retaliate at a time and place of its own choosing

Maybe this is some payback for the U.S. bombing and dropping all of the bridges over the Danube River at the start of Serbia-Kosovo War back in the 90s. That act alone stopped the flow of cheap Russian oil to French and German refineries. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2020-03-14 15:24:06   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Pinguinite    To: Horse (#0)

I would not doubt in the slightest that Russia's actions are aimed at the USA in retaliation for all the crap the US has been doing to it with sanctions and ordering diplomats to return to Russia.

Crimea. Russia annexed it after their strong ally of Ukraine was taken over by western interests.

Skripal poisoning. Occurred at the height of Russian intervention in Syria, and very out of character for Putin. My leading suspect in the case: Israel. Conducted to frame Russia and alienate the country from the USA and Europe in general for the purpose of making it harder for Russia to continue aiding Syria. Israel was about the only country to benefit from the event and the fallout from it.

Methinks Russia is getting tired of being blamed for the world's ills, and maybe they figure if they will get blamed for stuff, they might as well actually deserve to be blamed.

Pinguinite posted on 2020-03-14 16:05:38   Reply   Private Reply