Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[shavenferret]

StrategyPage goes into depth on the effect that the strikes on Russian oil refineries are having. My own thoughts are that the effect is really just kind of moderate, bc the pricing of a barrel of crude oil in Russia is about $70, which isn't a whole lot more than the pricing before the refinery attacks started in earnest- 60 dollars was where the Russian oil barrel pricing was at. But that's fine, not everything is equivalent to chopping an arm or leg off. Sometimes death comes from damage over time, from the proverbial thousand cuts.

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htwin/articles/2024050703212.aspx