After election, friend in Russia told me that people were celebrating Trump's election because they believe Russian economy will improve.
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Replying to @Susan_Hennessey
Kremlin has blamed weak and worsening situation almost entirely on US sanctions and American hostility. Sold this message hard to people.
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But I've seen Americans make that argument too. "Look at what our sanctions are doing to RU economy."
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And in other news, the Saudis and Russians agreed to cut petro production yesterday.
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I agree sanctions impact oversold on both sides. But I think undeniably economy is driver for a lot of this.
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As I noted, oil production cuts yesterday really interestingly timed. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-10/non-opec-joins-opec-in-first-global-oil-output-cuts-in-15-years …
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See what happens; agreements have way of being cheated. But neither RU nor KSA has to help US consumers now @Susan_Hennessey
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