[[File:Russian Urals oil price is down to 56.10 .jpg|thumbnail|center|1000px|Russian urals crude prices as of December 25, 2023<ref>[https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/urals-oil Russian urals crude prices as of December 13, 2023]</ref>]]
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[[File:Russian-Sanctions-1-oil.jpg|thumbnail|center|1000px|Unprecedented US and EU sanctions against Russia have had no impact on Russia’s oil exports or revenue. <ref>[https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/how-russia-makes-mockery-us-sanctions-one-picture How Russia Makes A Mockery Of US Sanctions In One Picture], Tyler Durden's Photo, ''[[Zerohedge]]'', DEC 29, 2023. zerohedge.com</ref>]]