Presumably because of tightening U.S. sanctions, the Russian rouble has begun to weaken more noticeably over the past few days, and it now requires more than 103 roubles for a U.S. dollar’s worth of goods — about 10% more than it did as recently as September 27, 2024. 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇸
#Repost @b4ukraine with @use.repost_ . . . Due to new US sanctions, EU payments for energy resources through Gazprombank—the only way European customers can pay for Russian gas—will likely become impossible on December 20, 2024.
This may significantly hit (and is already hitting) both the rouble and flows of foreign currency into the country.
The Russian oil & gas sector remains Moscow’s most critical revenue source, enabling it to fund its genocidal war against Ukraine. B4Ukraine calls for a full and permanent EU embargo on Russian fossil fuels.
#DefundRussia
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