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Forum Geopolitica was founded by Peter Hanseler, a Swiss living in Russia with a sharp eye for geopolitics and geoeconomics. What began as his personal analysis has evolved into a dynamic platform, where a growing team of bold, independent thinkers publish in English, Russian, German, and French. Our articles are regularly republished on numerous outlets including ZeroHedge, Sonar21, GlobalBridge, Weltwoche, and Seniora.org."

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I think this author is comically misguided about the speed at which oil extraction happens in Venezuela. Even if the plan was to pay for everything with Venezuelan crude sales, I don't believe ~$30MM/d is going to move the needle much.

I'm sure there are better sources for this kind of sentiment. What a terrible article.