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Poseidon, Pokrovsk, Pipelines, and Petrodollars: Power, Pressure, Propaganda, Pacific Patrols, and a Pending Payments Pivot
Russia’s Poseidon carriers and Sarmat regiments shift deterrence from theory to patrol reality; Pokrovsk’s cauldron shows logistics beating politics. Europe preaches sanctions while Hungary’s Drushba lifeline keeps oil flowing; LNG bans slide toward 2027. Meanwhile Xi’an’s Russia-China SME forum normalizes yuan/ruble settlement as the dollar shrinks at the margins. We cut through slogans and map the hardware, corridors, and cash rails that actually move the world—and ask why diplomacy is still AWOL. Plus: Zelensky’s EU homework on anti-corruption, without the spin.
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