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[โ€“] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 day 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€“] inv3r510n@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

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

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