The Russian Sanctions

[BrianV]

What's with the news that the USA administration have increased their imports of Russian oil by 43% and are importing huge amounts of Russian fertiliser to gain the farmer vote, whilst urging Europeans to cease trading with Russia?

Surely that's not the American way, so it can't be true?

 

[Hindsight]

What's with the news that the USA administration have increased their imports of Russian oil by 43% and are importing huge amounts of Russian fertiliser to gain the farmer vote, whilst urging Europeans to cease trading with Russia?

Trump and fake unless you can find a link to a reputable source. The BBC ITV or The Times of London will do fine.

 

[caveman]

Trump and fake unless you can find a link to a reputable source. The BBC ITV or The Times of London will do fine.

Or perhaps you could find a source from your preferred propaganda outlet to dismiss it?

 

[Ashtree]

Utter fake news.

 

[Highland Mule]

What's with the news that the USA administration have increased their imports of Russian oil by 43% and are importing huge amounts of Russian fertiliser to gain the farmer vote, whilst urging Europeans to cease trading with Russia?

Seven gallons instead of five? Not like the US import much oil anyway these days, do they @oil barron ?

 

[capfits]

It seems these sanctions are hurting farmers here far more than they are hurting farmers in Russia

And that is nothing compared to those of Ukraine.

 

[ollie989898]

Seven gallons instead of five? Not like the US import much oil anyway these days, do they @oil barron ?

I understood that the USA have been or were or are exporting oil and have done so for a few years, for the first time in decades almost?

It is possible they import crude, refine it and then re-export finished products though.

 

[Henarar]

And that is nothing compared to those of Ukraine.

if it don't hurt them then what's the point ?

 

[mwj]

I understood that the USA have been or were or are exporting oil and have done so for a few years, for the first time in decades almost?

It is possible they import crude, refine it and then re-export finished products though.

The refinery capacity is the value!! Crude oil has little value to any company or individual that is not in the refining business.

 

[Muck Spreader]

Trump and fake unless you can find a link to a reputable source. The BBC ITV or The Times of London will do fine.

The US does import a certain amount of fertilizer from Russia particularly Potash, but also Nitrogen and Urea. And I think Biden has banned the import of some fert but exempted mineral based ones like Potash.

 

[oil barron]

Seven gallons instead of five? Not like the US import much oil anyway these days, do they @oil barron ?

US imports a lot of oil. It produces 12 million bbls per day but consumes 19 million. Was at net zero imports briefly in 2019. But even then some states were still importing huge volumes.

 

[oval]

She doesn’t seem keen on sanctions

 

[BrianV]

She doesn’t seem keen on sanctions

You have to say what you feel regardless of others!

 

[czechmate]

You have to say what you feel regardless of others!

You do

 

[Hindsight]

She doesn’t seem keen on sanctions

Great to see a 20 year old politics student in full flow. Takes me back 40 years.

 

[caveman]

Great to see a 20 year old politics student in full flow. Takes me back 40 years.

Would one think she has been scorned somewhere along the way in her short life?

 

[The Agrarian]

US imports a lot of oil. It produces 12 million bbls per day but consumes 19 million. Was at net zero imports briefly in 2019. But even then some states were still importing huge volumes.

Surely that would have been at peak lockdown in 2020? I.e. trough demand.

 

[Henarar]

Great to see a 20 year old politics student in full flow. Takes me back 40 years.

Makes some good points.
read FG, sanctions are hurting farming here but they may well be helping in Russia.
they will adapt and overcome our solution is to import from somewhere more expensive.
time will tell
@Kiwi Pete put it quite well

 

[Kiwi Pete]

if it don't hurt them then what's the point ?

Wait 6 months?

 

[Henarar]

Wait 6 months?

something about taking poison yourself and expecting the chap next door to peg it