About this episode

Doomberg discusses the ineffectiveness of sanctions against Russia and the implications for the oil and gas markets.

Doomberg stops by and drops some truth bombs around the cage. We cover his article for tomorrow and Friday and tee up his book. You can read all of Doomberg's articles on https://newsletter.doomberg.com/ Doomberg stops by and drops some truth bombs around the cage. We cover his article for tomorrow and Friday and tee up his book. You can read all of Doomberg's articles on https://newsletter.doomberg.com/ 1. Sanctions Against Russia & Their Ineffectiveness The hosts discuss Doomberg's article "Treatment Resistant," which argues that sanctions against strong countries like Russia don't work as intended. They compare it to treating cancer—if you don't cure it, it comes back stronger. The EU's strategy of limiting Russian LNG exports while simultaneously importing Russian LNG is highlighted as contradictory and ineffective. 2. EU Censorship & Free Speech Concerns A significant portion focuses on European overreach in censorship, including a new European Court of Justice ruling that makes it illegal to even quote or critique Russian media. This threatens independent journalists and Substack creators, raising concerns about freedom of speech and the weaponization of sanctions…

People in this episode

Host: Stuart Turley

Guest: Doomberg

Topics covered

• Oil and Gas Markets
• Sanctions Against Russia
• Censorship in Europe
• Ukraine War
• Geopolitical Strategy

Keywords

• oil markets
• gas markets
• sanctions
• Russia
• censorship
• Ukraine
• geopolitics
• Doomberg

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Court of Justice

Places: Russia, EU, Ukraine, Crimea

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