Russia
is in a world of hurt not from the sanctions imposed by the West
Too
much like gnats, Putin’s desires for Russian expansion they will not arrest
In
the grip of winter Russian holds all the natural gas cards
Once
again Obama on Crimea and Ukraine was surprised and his strategy is marred
But
Russia is being hit with the Perfect Financial Storm of oil and gas prices in
free fall
Moving
into a recession that by even pumping more it will not be able to delay or
forestall
Russia
is a one horse economy in which over two thirds of its exports are oil and
natural gas
Decrease
EU demand and it will be like throwing a large rock through plate glass
Interest
rates are so high it is hard for Russian business to borrow
Falling
GNP will only add to the Russian people’s economic sorrow
The
Russian ruble is starting its free fall taking on a homonym of debris of like sounding name
But
still Putin is playing the Eastern European acquisition game
When
will the oligarchs seeing their wealth being subject to loss
Rise
up and seek to terminate Putin as Russia’s boss?
When
will the U.S. start liquefying its fracked natural gas and selling it to the
EU?
To
enable them to bid their dependence on Russian energy adieu
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January 30, 2015 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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