but to whom though? if the west isn't buying then the rest of the world is definitely not paying the same premium on it. also, most brics nations aren't good partners for trading under a barter systems. the whole persian gulf/arabian peninsula is a desert shithole that imports all of the food it consumes, on top of it they're all competitors in the international oil market. granted russian oil is cheap and the reason the west bought so much is because we refine it ourselves and the oil companies made a grand business out of it, especially with the inflated prices not even slowing demand.
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