Russia’s Oil Trap: Why Putin Can’t Afford His Own War
Russia’s oil isn’t power anymore—it’s a collapsing cash machine funding Putin’s war. 👉 What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia: • What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia Russia is often described as an oil superpower—but superpowers don’t panic every time prices slip. In this deep dive, Elvira Bary breaks down why Russia’s oil has become a trap: aging Soviet-era fields that require more tech and money to keep pumping, China’s shifting demand that weakens the “lucky decade” price environment, sanctions that force deeper discounts and riskier logistics, and a fuel system increasingly strained by refinery strikes and supply-chain friction. You’ll see how the Kremlin’s export loopholes are tightening, why each barrel brings in less real power than before, and how a shrinking oil rent pushes Moscow toward new taxes, tighter domestic pressure, and more dangerous gambles to keep the war machine alive. Video Chapters: 00:00 Russia’s Oil Trap 03:23 The Lucky Decade 06:42 China Changes Shape 10:11 The Less-Oiled Machine 12:50 Refineries Under Fire 15:59 Shadow Routes 19:31 When Oil Rent Shrinks JOIN ME ON THE JOURNEY 👉 Sign-up for news about the New Book here: https://elvirabary.com/elvira-barys-n... 👉 / baryelvira 👉 / elvira.bary MY HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK SERIES ➡️ Russian Treasures (a historical novel about the Bolshevik Revolution and Russian Civil War) https://amzn.to/43PutaM ➡️ The White Ghosts' Empire (a historical novel about the Russian refugees who destroyed the myth of white supremacy in China in the 1920s) https://amzn.to/4owy45Z ➡️ The Prince of the Soviets (a historical novel about a foreign journalist who unexpectedly becomes part of the Soviet elite in Stalin’s Moscow) https://amzn.to/47OXZyM MY ADVENTURE / FANTASY THRILLER ➡️ The Girl from the Labyrinth (a dark fantasy novel about a young queen, cast from her throne, who must save the man she loves after he’s accused of her murder) https://amzn.to/49FWjdd RELATED VIDEOS: ➡️ Inside the MIND of Russians: What They REALLY Think About the West: • Inside the MIND of Russians: What They REA... ➡️War in Ukraine: What Russia's Elite Really Want: • War in Ukraine: What Russia's Elite Really... ➡️How Long Can Putin’s War Economy Survive? • How Long Can Putin’s War Economy Survive? 👉Join Elvira's Think Tank for special access: / @elvirabary or 👉Support this channel with Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/elvirabary or 👉Donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted... #Russia #Putin #RussianOil #OilTrap #Ukraine #UkraineWar #Energy #Geopolitics #Sanctions #OilPrices #Brent #Urals #China #GlobalEconomy #WarEconomy #Kremlin #Refineries #Drones #ShadowFleet #PriceCap #OilAndGas #EnergySecurity #Europe #NATO #Economics #Demographics #BrainDrain #Propaganda #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #ResourceCurse #Petrostate #OilMarket #Shipping #Maritime #SupplyChain #Inflation #Taxes #Budget #MilitarySpending #EnergyPolicy #EnergyCrisis #Russia2030 #Russia2035 #PoliticalRisk #InternationalRelations #SecurityStudies #ModernHistory #Explainer #ElviraBary
