First of all if you pay 1million for gas the Putin doesnt get 1mln, because it costs him to mine and transport it, he maybe gets 200k out of million.
Second of all most purchases were made in 2022, right after the war started, when it wasnt possible to find other trade partners quickly.
Third of all those who buy the most are Trump and Putin friends: Hungary, Slovakia. How about mr Trump asks his friends to stop trading with Putin?
You've brought up quite an interesting topic. The development of rare earth metals (there are 17 of them, I believe, and not all are found in Ukraine, except for scandium) would be more expensive than oil in terms of production costs. Considering the associated difficulties and dumping by China, it could even become unprofitable. Thus, filling a fund of 1 trillion dollars (with 500 billion being a priority for the U.S.) would take more than just decades. This suggests that such an agreement represents the best security guarantee for Ukraine, given the U.S.'s vested interest. Even if it might seem like an exploitative deal from the outside. Now, regarding gas. At the beginning of this year, the contracts that have fueled the war for the past 3 years expired, but they were not terminated on the first day of invasion, such a hypocrisy. Starting from 2025, gas will only flow through the "Turkish Stream." That means there will be no supplies elsewhere this year. Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, Ukraine's invasion- what a convenient coincidence, don't you think?
This post was edited by Norlander on Mar 3 2025 10:59pm