This kind of response is incredibly rude.
So it looks like their production has since gone up, a lot (after dropping mid last year). Profits are still down because nobody's paying full price.
https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/31/russian-oil-exports-are-...
>> The revenue is still down 43% from a year ago, the IEA said, as Russia is forced to sell its barrels to a more limited pool of customers who can negotiate greater discounts.
>> Still, sanctions have made a significant dent in Russia’s coffers. Last week, the government said declining energy revenues had contributed to a budget deficit of 2.4 trillion rubles ($29 billion) in the first three months of this year. Its overall income plunged nearly 21% compared with the same period in 2022, Reuters reported.
So is this article a lie or not? its your own source, you seem to want to very selectively quote it.
No it's not, the budget deficit information comes from Russia itself.
And even these figures are artificially pumped by factors like the previously mentioned "trade in local currencies". India pays for oil in rupees, which are piling up in Indian banks because there is no use for them. Russia has no comparable demand for Indian goods, can't exhange rupees for other currencies, can't pay to third countries in rupees, and is unwilling to invest that money in India. Oil flows to India, nothing comes back.
If this is how Russia "successfully skirts western sanctions", then may it continue for a long time.
The Russians have a deficit of over 40 billion dollars, it doesn't look super rosy.
Additionally they are losing a lot of people in the war and having countries cancel military equipment orders.