šØ Russia's oil empire is quietly bleeding out.
š„ While Middle East chaos sends global oil prices soaring - Moscow can't even capitalize. Production just hit a 7-month low. The fortress has cracks.
𤨠Ukraine found the perfect target.
Drones aren't hitting soldiers. They're hitting refineries. The Tikhoretsk hub - one of Southern Russia's largest - is burning today. Millions of barrels sitting stranded on tankers with nowhere to go.
You can't sell oil you can't move.
š§ Then India walked away.
Russia's biggest remaining customer just quietly swapped Urals crude for American, Canadian and UAE oil. A new US-India trade deal made it worth it. January deliveries to Jamnagar? Zero.
The "endless eastern demand" story is over.
The numbers tell the rest.
Oil revenue is down by 47% year-on-year. Putin is now eyeing 10% cuts to healthcare, education and infrastructure - just to keep the war funded.
The energy weapon isn't just weakening. It's turning inward.
š For crypto watchers - this matters.
Urals vs Brent discount just hit $31/barrel. That gap, combined with Hormuz instability, is exactly what's keeping BTC's $67K floor alive right now.
Where does smart money move from here?
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