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Is Russia’s Oil Industry Heading for Bankruptcy?

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February 26, 2026

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Russia’s oil industry has taken a hit as revenues have fallen, borrowing costs have soared and some companies have even gone bankrupt. So in this video, we’ll take a look at Russia’s economic situation and what it means for the war in Ukraine.

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Russia trading oil at record discount
https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/30/rossiya-nachala-torgovat-neftyu-v-ubitok-iz-za-rekordnih-skidok-dlya-kitaya-i-indii-a184011
https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-forced-to-sell-oil-to-india-at-22-a-barrel-as-buyers-balk-at-sanctions-15454

Stats on Russia’s military spending
https://en.thebell.io/russian-military-spending-to-rise-rise/
https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/russia-plans-to-spend-record-one-third-of-2026-budget-on-war/

Russia’s GDP stats
https://cepr.org/system/files/publication-files/203674-policy_insight_131_russian_economy_on_war_footing_a_new_reality_financed_by_commodity_exports.pdf
https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/gdp-growth-annual

Energy revenues 2022
https://energyandcleanair.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Financing-Putins-war-100-days_20220613.pdf

Energy revenues fall
https://tvpworld.com/91075599/russia-oil-and-gas-revenues-fall-24-to-lowest-since-2020#:~:text=Russia’s%20budgetary%20disaster:%20Moscow’s%20oil,revenues%20plummet%2024%25%20in%202025&text=Income%20from%20oil%20and%20gas,fell%20by%2024%25%20last%20year.&text=Moscow’s%20budgetary%20inflows%20from%20hydrocarbons,Western%20sanctions%2C%20according%20to%20analysts.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/13/discounts-on-russian-oil-hammer-putins-war-machine/

Russian oil companies going bankrupt
https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/17/v-rossii-iz-za-obvala-tsen-na-neft-nachalis-bankrotstva-neftyanih-kompanii-a187469
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/russia-cuts-oil-drilling-as-money-dries-up-with-output-at-risk

Russia’s fiscal performance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/russia-walks-tightrope-to-curtail-credit-risk-and-avoid-downturn
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russias-war-chest-is-drying-up-how-sanctions-and-oil-prices-bite-into-the-national-wealth-fund-9599

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Le Pen ruling
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgdlprp1r3o
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/07/08/understanding-the-judges-ruling-in-le-pen-s-appeal-trial-serious-offenses-but-light-sentences_6755270_5.html?srsltid=AfmBOop8MvrmAXXnkbdvH6ZIU7F64rHVChHhihtUTmEHMMGDLfOTFeqH
https://www.ft.com/content/82523acf-a51d-4e6a-bb19-60d0c7899b6d?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Polymarket data
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Polling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2027_French_presidential_election
https://tolunacorporate.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Rapport-Toluna-Barometre-Presidentielle-2027-Vague-2-M6-RTL-Mai-2026.pdf

Comparing Bardella and Le Pen
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-marine-le-pen-jordan-bardella-2027-campaign/
https://www.ft.com/content/82523acf-a51d-4e6a-bb19-60d0c7899b6d?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/world/europe/france-presidential-election-le-pen-bardella.html

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