Except it hasn’t though has it. Reuters calculations show Russia's projected April oil and gas revenue at 1.292 trillion roubles ($14 billion), up from 648 billion roubles in April 2023 and slightly down from the 1.308 trillion roubles last month. Russia's Finance Ministry will publish the April data in early May.

The west propaganda machine is like a cult that believes that by repeating something enough it will become true.