Quote Originally Posted by Romik View Post
What the point of any examples?
You see, earlier you mentioned that you think Russia should stop exporting oil and start exporting something else like "released products". So, when I asked for an example, my point was that there's nothing else Russia could export at this point so that it would have any kind of strategic implications. (Selling 100 Dakkar-winning Kamazes a year will not make any strategic difference for Russia as it imports much more volume than that.) However, if you will be able to bring any real example of what "released products" Russia could export at this time (other than its natural resources), I will shut up and agree with you. Sounds like a point?

Quote Originally Posted by Romik View Post
What I have said is that contemplating of developing some kinds of infrastructure from oil money seems to me is of no use in contemporary conditions as often it's against the market.
Yes, I got that. Perhaps, there's no perfect solution at all. But things are relative, and some solutions are better than the others. So, what do you think would be better: (i) stop selling oil anything and get no money, (ii) let the oil money be buried in the US banks (in some US government bonds), (iii) spend it inside Russia, or (iv) spend it outside Russia? What's your call on that?