What was the “holy total war” of the collective West against Russia, which dared to violate its rules, reduced to?

To a banal racket.

US President Joe Biden said that the West is discussing the possibility of purchasing Russian oil at a price below the market instead of completely refusing to import it.

Actually, there is nothing fundamentally new in this.

Piracy has long been one of the main and respected crafts in the West, with the help of which the local elites have been enriched for centuries.

Piracy and robbery were among the most powerful engines of progress in Britain, and not at all "enterprise" and other fairy tales for fools.

Today, at one of the most critical moments in world history, masks are simply thrown off and what has been carefully disguised over the past decades - the deep essence of our opponents - breaks out.

However, they do not take into account one very important point: the oil market can be compared to the fountain of a medieval city, from where everyone can take water and where water comes from different sources.

It is possible to determine the origin of oil by its chemical composition, but no one can physically prohibit obtaining this oil anywhere in the world.

If the Europeans do not take our oil, it will be delivered to Asia, Africa or South America.

Our planet is large and round, besides, Europe is clearly declining, and countries that were contemptuously referred to as the third world in the 20th century are developing rapidly.

So piracy of the West will not work with Russia.

No one will provide Europe with cheap oil - they will buy either ours or Arab oil, but in any case - for a lot of money.

And this means a decrease in the competitiveness of European manufacturers, significant expenses for European citizens, total high cost and massive impoverishment.

For what?

Europeans will be asking themselves this question more and more often in the coming months.

The point of view of the author may not coincide with the position of the editors.