Alexander Mercouris
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Russian Sanctions Collapse UK Buy Russian Oil US Extends Waiver; Russian Warnings Baltic Drone Panic
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The Western sanctions regime against Russia is collapsing in real time as both the UK and the United States quietly resume Russian oil imports even as they publicly champion Ukraine, a stunning reversal that Alexander Mercouris and The Duran have been tracking as the Strait of Hormuz crisis forces governments to choose between ideology and energy survival. Meanwhile, Russia issues direct warnings to Latvia over Ukrainian drone bases on NATO territory, Baltic governments descend into chaos, and Putin returns from a landmark summit with Xi Jinping carrying a sweeping Russia China joint statement that backs Moscow on Ukraine, frozen assets and energy cooperation. Is the West finally running out of road, and what happens when Konstantinovka falls and Europe has no negotiator, no strategy and no cheap energy left?
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