Pakistan’s Unrealistic Demand Doomed Its Oil Talks With Russia
korybko.substack.com
The esteemed representatives who participated in this week's talks should have been better advised than to place Pakistan on equal footing with China and India when it comes to their country’s role in Russia’s energy geopolitics. Those two are sold discounted oil due to their status as strategic partners, their large consumption levels, and political reliability, all of which are absent when it comes to Russian-Pakistani relations. To demand equal discounts was thus delusional and likely the result of policymakers being misled by their experts.
Pakistan’s Unrealistic Demand Doomed Its Oil Talks With Russia
Pakistan’s Unrealistic Demand Doomed Its Oil…
Pakistan’s Unrealistic Demand Doomed Its Oil Talks With Russia
The esteemed representatives who participated in this week's talks should have been better advised than to place Pakistan on equal footing with China and India when it comes to their country’s role in Russia’s energy geopolitics. Those two are sold discounted oil due to their status as strategic partners, their large consumption levels, and political reliability, all of which are absent when it comes to Russian-Pakistani relations. To demand equal discounts was thus delusional and likely the result of policymakers being misled by their experts.