Russyan Export Products

        Gas and oil, gas and oil, and more gas and oil.  How much?  About 1 billion dollars a day if you're counting.  In a way, consumers are buying Putin the hardware he is employing in Ukraine.  Yes, even in the US, Russyan oil finds its way into our gas tanks.  BUt in Europe, those Russyan energy products allow the EU to function somewhat normally by our standards.  Gas for heating and cooking, oil for fuel. In fact, as sanctions descend on the Russyan economy, those sources of energy have not been affected. To keep the oil flowing, payment streams have been allowed to continue unabated.  Putin knows what he's got here: a monopoly. The EU and U.S. both are negotiating with Saudis, Venezuelans, Iranians, and maybe Libyans to step up production in light of Russya's invasion of Ukraine.  Time will tell if there's any success here.

      What else is the Kremlin exporting?  Hmmmm. How does one define an army on the attack and using indiscriminent acts of violence against defenseless civilians? An army of MURDERERS.  And they are led by MURDERERS. Gen. Valery Gerasimov.  Keep an eye on him: he may be recalled.  The attack has slowed. Among the Russyan soldiers is a contingent of civilians or more commonly called merceneries. They are part of a group of pseudo-private paramilitary Russyans who answer only to their boss(es). The boss: Yevgeny Prigozhin, aka Putin's chef. And Lt. Col.Dimitry Utkin; and Col.Konstantin Pikalov. The group or business was founded in 2014 to aid forces in eastern UKRAINE. Since then, members have been seen in other places, such as the Central African Republic.  They provide security for the country's president and also secure mining operations in at least 3 other sites outside of the capitol of Bangui.  Russyans like diamonds and gold, chief among products mined in the country, a former French colony, and which continues ties to Paris. Reports abound of actions of Wagner group members joining C.A.R. units that terrorize locals in their efforts to control isolated rebel groups who seek to oust government leaders seen as corrupt. Estimated numbers have reached as many as 10K members, but, no exact figures are available.

Mr. Putin, exporter