> Pretty much all Russian factories run on US/Europe equipment. It's not really a secret, not sure what's surprising about that.
More of a little-known fact than a secret. For me at least: two years ago I had no idea.
> If west really wants to deal a blow to Russia then they need to make oil super cheap somehow, that would stop Russia really fast. Unfortunately that will never happen too...
That’s the idea behind the price cap on Russian oil. Agreed, it should be lower. And seem to have found a way around it: https://www.npr.org/2023/01/21/1149745629/russia-oil-shadow-...