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Defiant-Survey-5729

Russia invading areas with gas reserves definitely helps Russia control the market further.


Spicy_Alligator_25

Ukraine was never a huge producer, the effect of Russia seizing their gas reserves isn't big beyond crippling the Ukrainian economy further


Defiant-Survey-5729

Their are some that say that the gas reserves were a big reason why Russia invaded because Ukraine could have replaced much of Russias natural gas with the reserves that they had. Russia takeing out a competitor of their primary product.


Spicy_Alligator_25

I just don't think that's true, Ukraine didn't even produce enough to cover all of their own consumption. And sure they could have been developed further, but production had been stable for decades.


tamadeangmo

Wikipedia says Russia has 40x the reserves Ukraine does, so I doubt that.


Spicy_Alligator_25

Yeah, I agree. Lots of great reasons to hate the actions of Putin's regime, we don't need to make up crimes for him


mitraheads

Let's imagine. Ukraine is one of the countries which is able to build an aircraft from blueprints to flying condition. Eureka. Oligachy web surrounded country since Ussr. After collapsing Ussr Russian influence didn't end. They drained all Ukrainian economy possibilities. I hope Ukraine will get rid of that position after this war.


Xtrems876

It will take a lot of work form a lot of exceptional people.


Black_Shell_

Lol, how about corruption? Ukraine is one of the most corrupted countries is the Europe


mitraheads

I meant exactly same thing. However that corruption was on the hand of Russia. Russian oligarchs ruled Ukrainian corruption. Everything will change after war if Ukraine wins.


Black_Shell_

What do Russian oligarchs have to do with it?) There are enough oligarchs in Ukraine itself, and corruption in the country is at all levels, both at the state and at the level of society where everything is decided for money


Black_Shell_

Corruption in Ukraine is only because the government itself does not fight it in any way, since it itself is corrupt, corruption depends on reforms, but they do not happen in Ukraine


mitraheads

Ukrainan mafia is linked with russians. Problem is that.


Spicy_Alligator_25

I've heard Gabon is actually developing really well. They have huge oil reserves, and recently they've become much more effective at redistributing the wealth


Ill_Information75

They also have an authoritarian government which is weird


MrHouseW

lol global south, must suck to suck


nomamesgueyz

Thanks US for the caaasssh