Another important driver for BTE and OilNotice no tweets to lower the oil price.
However this just in.
"President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that U.S. sanctions against Russia were driven by domestic political competition in the United States and were an "enigma" to Moscow.
Putin, who was speaking at an annual economic forum in St Petersburg, said the United States was open about wanting to hold back Russia's development."
Reference https://www.reuters.com/business/putin-says-us-sanctions-against-russia-driven-by-domestic-political-competition-2021-06-04/
No kidding. Russia and SA now hold the cards on Oil. And with all the politics, I don't see any favors at this point.