@yukiame
That was more or less a joke, but on a serious note, being a major commodities exporter rarely converts well into political influence — take Nigeria for example.
Sanctions imposed on energy exports turned it into buyers' market. China doesn't need much more than what they used to import so India became a major importer and right now there is a surplus of Rupees — but those aren't as easy to convert as even Yuan.
@yukiame A lot of experts are convinced that Russia is up to sell oil and gas at any price so that production levels remain more or less the same.
Worst thing is that domestic economy in Russia is mostly these three: banking/finance, construction/development and retail — people getting poorer is major trouble for all of them, so those relied heavily on incomes from exports of commodities too. Relying on energy exports is never a great strategy, but especially when you wage wars 🤷
