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Russia's Oil Crisis Keeps Getting So Much Worse - Paul Warburg
Gasoline shortages from Ukraine’s strikes on refineries and pipelines are straining Russia's economy. In response, Russia has been discussing a strategy that exposes their weakness more than most people realize - price caps. This is more devious than most people realize. In this video, I discuss how rising gas prices in Russia are putting most families over the edge, and how the Kremlin's new strategy to shift blame exposes underlying weaknesses in the Russian economy.
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