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2026-03-11 Economy

As Iran War Pushes Up Oil Prices, Putin Can Barely Conceal a Smirk.

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1 According to estimates released in January by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Russian forces have suffered, on average, more than 26,000 monthly casualties — including dead, wounded and missing soldiers — or 1.2 million total casualties since 2022.

A "gloating" Putin? A "gloating" Putin is it? A new definition of insanity appears to have been discovered.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-03-11 08:22|| 2026-03-11 08:22|| Front Page Top

2 Part of the overall strategy.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-03-11 08:36|| 2026-03-11 08:36|| Front Page Top

3 Putin gloating? I thought he died of lung cancer or whatever it was the other day.

Posted by SteveS 2026-03-11 08:37|| 2026-03-11 08:37|| Front Page Top

4 I think the key to Trump's approach is leaving Putin with a way out.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-03-11 08:48|| 2026-03-11 08:48|| Front Page Top

5 The Wall Street Journal turned into the New York Times gradually, then suddenly. What's the point of it?

Posted by Matt 2026-03-11 08:50|| 2026-03-11 08:50|| Front Page Top

6 For a brief moment, now prices are dropping fast with new insurance and transport routes that have re-stabilized the market. Putin is still in the same spot as he was before the strikes.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-03-11 09:02|| 2026-03-11 09:02|| Front Page Top

7 Putin always smirks. It's his "thing."

Posted by Secret Master 2026-03-11 11:24|| 2026-03-11 11:24|| Front Page Top

8 Putin has always found Iran to be useful.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-03-11 11:31|| 2026-03-11 11:31|| Front Page Top

9 high oil prices are devastating to the CCP

Putin is a problem but not as much as the CCP

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-03-11 12:28|| 2026-03-11 12:28|| Front Page Top

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#7 Putin always smirks. It's his "thing."
Posted by: Secret Master 2026-03-11 11:24

I thought it was 'chuckles Sovietly'.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-03-11 14:56|| 2026-03-11 14:56|| Front Page Top

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