🇷🇺🇮🇷 Putin rubs his hands over high oil and gas prices: “Russian oil and gas companies should use additional revenues from rising prices to reduce debt”
@Megatron_ron ): Main Post Content (Translated/Breaking News): BREAKING: Putin rubs his hands over high oil and gas prices: “Russian oil and gas companies should use additional revenues from rising prices to reduce debt.” The post includes a short video clip from an official Russian meeting where Putin is seen calmly delivering this statement to energy sector executives. Context from the Thread and Replies: The surge in global oil and gas prices (driven by escalating US-Iran tensions and risks around the Strait of Hormuz) is providing Russia with a major financial boost. This comes despite heavy Western sanctions, a price cap on Russian oil, and frozen reserves. Commentators note that every higher-priced barrel of oil effectively transfers wealth from Western consumers (especially in Europe and the US) directly to Russian state energy companies. Putin appears composed and strategic, publicly instructing companies on how to allocate the extra profits—suggesting Moscow may have an...