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hack89

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4. That would do nothing about collapsing oil prices, which is the bigger issue here

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 17, 2014, 11:20 AM

Dec 2014

Last edited Wed Dec 17, 2014, 12:28 PM - Edit history (1)

Russia's economy starts and ends with natural resources. Sanctions are contributing their problems but it is falling oil prices that represent the real long term threat to the Russian economy.

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Russia risks Soviet-style collapse as rouble defence fails [View all] hack89 Dec 2014 OP

Gee, who would've predicted that?? mountain grammy Dec 2014 #1

Things for homosexuals in Russia are about to get a lot worse MNBrewer Dec 2014 #2

Probably for the Jews as well. (Time-honored tradition) nt COLGATE4 Dec 2014 #10

All Putin has to do is remove his soldiers and call for open negotiations. DetlefK Dec 2014 #3

That would do nothing about collapsing oil prices, which is the bigger issue here hack89 Dec 2014 #4

Honestly naive question here: Are the falling oil prices a sanction in themselves? Iggo Dec 2014 #5

It is Saudi Arabia flooding the market to kneecap US and Canadian shale oil producers hack89 Dec 2014 #11

I saw something claiming that oil prices were being collapsed to target Russia starroute Dec 2014 #7

Saudi Arabia is flooding the market to kneecap US and Canadian shale oil producers hack89 Dec 2014 #12

Falling oil prices is a multi-prong attack. Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #15

I believe you are wrong Uben Dec 2014 #9

Saudi Arabia has a very good reason for low oil prices hack89 Dec 2014 #13

gas is 2.10 a gallon in moscow, Putin should lower the price to help his own people afford food Sunlei Dec 2014 #6

... Ellipsis Dec 2014 #8

... Major Nikon Dec 2014 #14