'This Will Be A Shock': Portnikov Names Russia's Vulnerabilities

A blow to them could lead to the end of the war.

If Western sanctions are imposed on anything related to Russian gas and oil, this will sharply worsen the economic situation in the Russian Federation, which in turn will reduce the Kremlin's ability to conduct military operations in Ukraine, said Vitaly Portnikov.

Vitaly Portnikov gives his point of view on the air of the Speak the Great Lviv political talk show on YouTube.

The publicist answered the question of whether the West has exhausted the tools of economic pressure on Russia that it can afford to use: "No, they have not. Gazprom, Lukoil, Rosneft, Russia's shadow fleet. I have named four important factors against which sanctions can be applied and thus deprive Russia of a large part of the energy market. I do not think that President Trump cannot afford this."

"President Biden might have thought that a significant increase in the price of oil on the world market could become a serious problem for the United States, but if President Trump is not afraid of this, if he believes that Saudi Arabia can increase oil production even in a situation of rising prices, if the United States itself increases oil production, then they can take the risk. Yes, this could be a shock to the world economy, but at the same time it will significantly reduce Russia's readiness to fight," concluded Vitaly Portnikov.

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