Would you buy Russian Fuel if it was cheaper?

I think we all know if we give it much thought at all that we deal with a lot of countries where civil and human rights are not guaranteed to citizens.

However one despotic regime at a time, if expensive fuel is the price of helping Ukraine I'll pay it.

I don't care where fuel comes from or what that country is up too. Honestly I don't care whats happening in Ukraine, if accepting Russian oil will bring down the cost at the then I'll all for it

Where's your engine oil coming from?

All the plastics you use... Where's that oil coming from?

Ink Floor Wax Ballpoint Pens Football Cleats

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Stop buying all that stuff. Cos you know what. Its probably coming from Russian oil.

Only if the media says its OK.

This show you level of brainwashing which currently goes on. Complex issue which is beyond the grasp of simple minded people gets reduced to "fuel from russia" and its price.

The USA is ramping up imports from Russia pretty much daily and why not? It is coming at discount at the moment and they still can sell it to the EU and make a killing. In the meantime Germany is finalizing ruble paying mechanism since they know that if oil or gas stop it is a end of a party for everyone. Those who are foolish enough to try and refuse to pay for it will have contracts voided and can forget about lucrative prices of the past. They will get it eventually, perhaps even from Germany but that will come at a quite different price.

Oh, Saudis are in to make a quick buck too as they politely informed us that price will go up there too.

So you'd pay more to get fuel from a country with ethics and morals?

Name the country youd get it from.

Couldn't care, the alternatives are the like of Saudi Arabia and Iran.

I don’t remember using words like ethics and morals?

We do business with lots of unsavoury leaders but once someone threatens nuclear war it’s a whole new ball game. Mad Vlad has attacked a free European country with an interest in joining the EU and he was on the brink of starting WW3.

Rubbish.

It has already been explained to you in both this thread and the €2 a litre thread. I'm no longer engaging in these strawman arguments that you seem to bring to every thread you post in.

I still can't figure out why the price of fuel is so high, when the barrel of oil is so low????????

i originally voted Yes,I don't Care but after seeing the reports of ethnic cleansing that going on over there i say now - Mr Putin you can stick your fuel up your Jacksey!

Nail on the head. Price of energy and fuel increased several times before any tension in ukraine even started not to mention current war over there. There was no price increase or any stoppage in deliveries up until very recently yet price was climbing before that. It was pure scam and war is just convenient excuse to pin blame on. Sure, price climbs and shortages appear now but it is of our own doing because of sanctions imposed. Also ukraine increased transit fees recently for about 30% and that can account for some of the price rise too.

If I knew which fuel was coming from Russia, I would not buy it. Sure, countries like Saudi and Iran are problematic for many reasons, but they are not the ones currently levelling cities and committing war crimes.

I don't need fuel for work or anything else - driving a car is purely a luxury for me, so I am in a position to make such compromises. I know not everyone is in the same boat.

I cycled to work for the first time in years a couple of weeks ago. Rising energy costs were certainly an influence on actually getting the bike out.

Thats the trouble with consistent high prices, people get accustomed to paying it and the suppliers are slow to drop the prices and give up profit.

That is not the question asked here. If you knew, which one was which. Would you pay extra for not buying Russian?

is there any oil in Ireland? has anyone ever prospect for it??😶

The crude that diesel is processed from comes from everywhere into various refineries across Europe, and is then processed and shipped out to various countries.

The diesel at your local station could be Russian today, African next week, and from the Emirates or the North Sea or Norway after that, or any mixture of the above.

Those same refineries also process the oil to make chemicals and plastics, Russian oil just isn't about running your car.

Unless there is a Europe wide ban on russian crude or processed diesel, you will never know how much Russian is in your tank.

A day without electricity and people would change their tune pretty quickly