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Russia's oil export volumes held firm in April and that's just the beginning of the story. In this episode of The Duran, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris break down the latest Russian economic data, revealing that despite relentless Ukrainian drone strikes on oil infrastructure, Russia's energy revenues are not only surviving but rebounding.
The bigger geopolitical earthquake, however, is China's direct order to its state refineries to ignore US sanctions entirely and buy Russian oil without restriction a move that could unravel the entire Western sanctions architecture. As Russia simultaneously cuts off LNG exports to Europe and deepens energy ties with India, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, a fundamental restructuring of global trade is now underway. Is the age of American-led economic sanctions officially coming to an end and is Europe the biggest loser in the world that's emerging?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: Russia's Oil & Economy Under Pressure
00:01:08 Russian Oil Export Volumes Hold Steady in April
00:02:30 Budget Deficit Update: January, February, March
00:03:38 Drone Strikes on Oil Infrastructure: Real Impact?
00:04:54 Europe's LNG Imports from Russia — The Final Surge
00:06:07 Putin's Decision: Cut Europe Off Before 2027
00:07:38 Russia Ends Energy Partnership With Europe
00:08:25 China Orders Refineries to Ignore US Sanctions
00:09:38 Asia Steps In: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan
00:12:46 Russian GDP Revised: Economy Stabilizes in Q1
00:14:31 Can the West Block Russian Oil Tankers?
00:17:04 Trump White House: The Internal Oil Price Debate
00:21:28 CIA, Treasury, Commerce — Washington's Divided Factions
00:27:35 China's Sanctions Defiance: The Biggest Underreported Story
00:30:27 Why Doesn't Russia Issue the Same Warning as China?
00:35:24 Naval Convoys: Russia's Answer to Ship Seizures
00:38:22 The End of Globalist Trade — Great Powers Take Control
00:41:24 Europe's Navy Bluff Exposed: Britain Backs Down
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