RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:down the road ..I believe that's true Binkie as no one wants the Russian oil & gas to stop yet until winter is over in the northern hemisphere, because if the Europeans put sanctions on Russian O&G then Putin will just shut off supply as there will be no monetary gains.. then Europe will be on its knees.. its a complicated issue to say the least.!
Binkie wrote: Have the Russian oil sanctions been implemented or are the effective starting in June as some reports seem to indicate? I base that on a WSJ oped yesterday by Kim Strassel that said
First, Strassel noted that the administration was slow in applying sanctions in the first place. Initially, Biden completely refused to impose sanctions in the lead-up to the invasion, citing ‘multilateralism’ and blaming European allies’ reluctance. On Friday, the Treasury Department quietly clarified that the new sanctions won’t even start applying to most energy transactions until June 24th — meaning Wall Street can keep buying and selling Russian oil and gas for now.