But I am Nice!
Actually get it in perspective: If you belong to the naughty list that Russia made? And you want Russian products? Better get some Rubles in stock…
Excuse me? But, what about Euro and Dollar? ….better get a wheelbarrow so you can hold those worthless fiat papers to buy a loaf of bread with sooner than later….the owner of the products controls who they sell to and how they sell and for what they take as barter…
The West truly can do nothing significant here and they are becoming bat %^&* crazy in their powerlessness to control Putin. However long the West doesn’t boycott Russian energy totally? The authorizations won’t definitively affect Russia….and to cut Russia off completely is suicide by the rope given freely in the past…
The main wellspring of Rubles is the Russian Central Bank. When the stock of rubles outside Russia is depleted, which it will be depleted, for Europe needs/must have gas and oil….plus there are many items Russia sells to Europe and nothing will be bought now without Rubles. Russia will exchange Rubles just for things it needs: You know? Like gold, any precious metals, made in house merchandise, whatever – they pick what they desire to purchase/sell and they pay in Rubles and or barter is a possibility. Russia is a producer country, self-sufficient and resource rich. EU is a buyer and need what Russia has. They (Russia) simply won’t trade Rubles for USD or Euro – that is unequivocally the point…
This is the way it beats the childish actions from the west. You need Russian gas? Russia will offer it to you however, just for things it needs. It thus drives an interest for rubles that must be filled by exchanging genuine products for rubles. The increasing conversion scale of Rubles a result of the expanded interest for Rubles…
The “child west” screams, “This is my sandbox!” and falls upon the ground kicking its feet and holds its breath until blue and Russia says…
“Rubles Please!”
WtR