r/humor • • 9h ago

Economy made simple

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u/sp114_5984 4h ago

For today's fact that will get you banned from reddit -

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 Europe has given Russia 340 billion dollars for oil and gas.

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u/Crispydragonrider 4h ago

In 2021 Europe imported 25% of it's oil from Russia, in 2025 the yearly import was only 2,2%. It's not always feasible to immediately stop importing a crucial product, but they at least made a serious effort to decrease the money given to Russia.

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u/sp114_5984 4h ago

If only someone could have warned them about that -

Jul 11, 2018 - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-scolded-germany-for-buying-gas-from-russia-heres-what-we-know

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u/mountain_hyrax 3h ago

Yes, Germany was making a huge mistake back then. How is it related to the post?