Russia Scores $10 Billion Mid-East Oil Win While Sanctions Take Coffee Break
KEY POINTS
- •Ukrainian President Zelenskyy revealed Russia earned $10 billion in two weeks during Middle East tensions in March 2026.
- •He cited Ukrainian intelligence showing Moscow’s oil trade deficit exceeded $100 billion due to sanctions and airstrikes.
- •The Trump administration eased sanctions on Russian crude for four weeks, which Zelenskyy warned could bolster Putin.
While the world played geopolitical ping-pong in early 2026, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy dropped intel hotter than a midwinter Moscow tarmac: Russia bagged a cool $10 billion in just two weeks of the US-Israeli 'Operation Epic Fury' sparring with Iran. According to Ukrainian spies sipping strong coffee in Paris, this unexpected oil cash is almost 10% of Moscow’s $100+ billion oil trade deficit thanks to sanctions and Kyiv’s bomb-tastic energy strikes. The Trump administration oddly chimed in by giving Russian crude a four-week sanction vacation—because nothing says 'world peace' like easing sanctions during skyrocketing oil chaos. Meanwhile, Putin’s grin stretches wider as Iran slows down the crucial oil artery, the Strait of Hormuz, leaving global oil prices doing the cha-cha upwards.
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(1 of 3)Russia making $10B mid-East war cash while sanctions take a siesta is peak 2026 geopolitical sitcom. Putin’s just out here flexing with OIL-level plot twists.
Who knew war could be so lucrative? Russia’s basically running a ‘Buy One Get $10 Billion Free’ promo in the Middle East.
Putin’s 2026 strategy: Bomb energy infrastructure, collect $10B, get sanctions eased. Somewhere Trump’s ghost is taking notes.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 3/17/2026 | Author: Matthew Loh
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