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[โ€“] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Oil is only one factor, what matters is the country's stance towards US Imperialist interests and how they work for or against those interests.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

Oh yeah I forgot, also selling oil in any currency besides USD. That will get you some freedom! ๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿฆ…๐Ÿฆ…

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Well oil was discovered in Crimea and northeast Ukraine in like 2012, so we really dropped the ball there.