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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

Saudi Arabia's big plan for oil could hammer Russia's war machine, economists warn

Russian President Vladimir Putin grimaces during a bilateral meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace while the Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), October 8, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. (Credit: Contributor/Getty Images)

Russia’s war machine in Ukraine has been funded for two and a half years by its vast oil reserves, even in the face of rising sanctions that have cut it off from key Western customers. However, a bold move by Saudi Arabia could jeopardize that strategy. 

Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning to abandon its unofficial price target of $100 per barrel for crude oil in a bid to grab market share by upping supply, according to a Financial Times report in September.

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