Billions in Russian oil sale profits are stuck in Indian banks, marking a blow to President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to stop using the U.S. dollar for trade.

Commodities such as oil, gold and wheat are typically traded around the globe in U.S. dollars, the world’s reserve currency.

However Russia’s financial system was essentially isolated by Western sanctions imposed after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, making his country unable to make transactions in greenbacks, thus limiting trade.

  • @[email protected]
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    1352 years ago

    “Russia’s _____ not going according to plan” seems to be the running theme lately.

      • MxM111
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        672 years ago

        You think everything goes according to the plan on Russian side? This “special operation” is the largest clisterfuck imaginable for them.

        • @[email protected]
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          512 years ago

          You only think that getting your defensive line breached and continuing to lose ground 565 days into your 3 day offensive is bad if you’re in a propaganda bubble.

        • @[email protected]
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          52 years ago

          No. But it seems ya’ll think nothing goes to plan on the Russian side. Which just isn’t true, unless you live in a propaganda bubble.

          Lol.

          • @[email protected]
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            312 years ago

            Do you not know what the word ‘theme’ means? I think that’s the crux of this issue.

              • @[email protected]
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                282 years ago

                That doesn’t even make sense in context. Is English your second language? I’m happy to change how I phrase things.

                • @[email protected]
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                  You’re desperate to move goalposts to fool yourself into thinking you’re right.

                  Theme? What? Lol. I never said ‘generally.’ I never referred to ‘trends.’ I was talking about specifics. Specifically, you incorrectly interpreted my comment as ‘everything goes according to russian’s plans.’ Which is asinine. I never insinuated that. Just like with your ‘theme’ argument, you’re making stuff up that’s easier to argue against because you don’t really have a point.

                  Look, I’m sorry you’ve fallen for the propaganda. I support Ukraine. I believe they are winning the war. However, that doesn’t mean Russians aren’t doing anything right, which is what everyone here seems to believe.

                  If you can’t conceive of how much content is being filtered and censored to garner as much support for the war as possible, I literally can’t help you. You need more life experience.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    232 years ago

                    So you actually think there’s not a general theme of things going poorly for Russia?

                    There are drones bombing their capital and their currency dropped significantly. International companies are leaving. They’re spending LOADS of money and lives and not really getting very far.

                    What part of that sounds like it’s going not poorly, in a general sort of fashion?

      • Tony Smehrik
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        512 years ago

        In what world has Russia been successful at anything lately? A supposed world power can’t quickly over run Ukraine.

        • FarraigePlaisteach
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          Abuse, exploitation of the vulnerable and disinformation among its citizens. Actually, I would argue that the disinformation has been successful in Britain and the former colonies.

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            I had to find these myself because this propaganda-sphere only shares things favorable of Ukraine.

            when there’s no data to prove otherwise it’s usually because it does not exist.

          • @[email protected]
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            202 years ago

            lmfao trash. two random combat videos.

            Russia started this conflict, they are invading pos.

            Now drones are bombing Russian soil, they are being pushed out of Ukraine. Conscripting criminals, trafficking Cubans and their best fighting force (Wagner) is in shambles.

            Russia shit the bed, they are being dominated and two videos that are old showing some random fighting is nothing fuck out of here

            • @[email protected]
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              22 years ago

              Okay. Stay in your bubble and ignore any information that contradicts it.

              That’s what makes you a rational person and certainly above propaganda.

              • @[email protected]
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                122 years ago

                i know this information you presented

                changes nothing. go back to spreading disinformation idiot

                  • @[email protected]
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                    102 years ago

                    Mhmm so how do you pass your own " I fell for the propaganda test", and would you adjust your thinking with new information?

                    You haven’t addressed any plain as day facts this far.

                    If you want everyone reading your posts to be fully convinced you’re hopelessly brainwashed then don’t address any specifics and just tell us to do our own research…

          • @[email protected]
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            132 years ago

            If things were going to plan these videos wouldn’t exist, as Russia would have full control of Ukraine by day 3 in February 2022.

          • mrnotoriousman
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            You sound like the type to believe people are dying en masse because of covid vaccines.