{"id":91120,"date":"2024-01-31T07:28:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T05:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/the-goods-that-generate-hundreds-of-billions-for-russia-annually-and-are-on-the-verge-of-bringing-about-putins-end-ukraine-has-already-taken-the-step-forward\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T07:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T05:28:05","slug":"the-goods-that-generate-hundreds-of-billions-for-russia-annually-and-are-on-the-verge-of-bringing-about-putins-end-ukraine-has-already-taken-the-step-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/the-goods-that-generate-hundreds-of-billions-for-russia-annually-and-are-on-the-verge-of-bringing-about-putins-end-ukraine-has-already-taken-the-step-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"The goods that generate hundreds of billions for Russia annually and are on the verge of bringing about Putin’s end. “Ukraine has already taken the step forward”"},"content":{"rendered":"

A renowned economist, specializing in the Eastern European space, analyzes the indicators that are keeping Russia afloat from a financial perspective. Economist Anders \u00c5slund, a former member of the North Atlantic Council, is considered a top expert in the transition of centrally planned economies to market economies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Swedish expert has previously advised both the Russian and Ukrainian governments. A few days ago, he conducted an analysis on the deadlock that has occurred in the US over military aid for Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u00c5slund subsequently wrote “a guide” of 18 points on how to “strangle Russia’s economy”:<\/p>\n

“1. Russia relies on commodity exports. 90% of its exports are commodities and 2\/3 used to be made up of oil and gas.<\/p>\n

2. Commodities require cheap transport – either by sea or through pipelines.<\/p>\n

3. Russia has already lost almost all of its 150 billion cubic meters of gas exported to Europe, worth $60-70 billion per year. The dominant gas pipelines go to Europe, and Russia also produces a small amount of LNG (liquefied natural gas). Domestic gas sales remain heavily subsidized, which could lead to Gazprom going bankrupt.<\/p>\n

4. Oil traditionally accounted for more than half of Russia’s total exports and probably still does. The West and Ukraine should focus on minimizing Russia’s oil export revenues.<\/p>\n

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5. Since the beginning of 2023, the West has imposed a cap on Russian oil prices. It worked well in the first half of 2023, but then prices rose.<\/div>\n
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6. The US government has identified international actors violating sanctions and has sanctioned many of them. This surveillance is becoming more and more efficient.<\/p>\n

7. 90% of Russia’s oil exports are delivered through two seas – the shallow Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. Most of the goods are shipped by a fleet of very old ships, below current standards, with weak or no insurance. This should not be allowed in these environmentally sensitive waters.<\/p>\n

8. The Baltic Sea is surrounded by NATO members who care about the environment. They must ban Russia’s dangerous ghost tankers.<\/p>\n

9. This could be done at two choke points – \u00d6resund (in Sweden) – a narrow and shallow location, or the Gulf of Finland (Finland and Estonia).<\/p>\n

Read more HERE<\/a>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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