Chapter 163: Unexpected Gains
Mountain Eagle subconsciously asked a question, then slapped his forehead forcefully, and said, "It’s the Crimea issue...
This kind of thing is bound to trigger severe economic sanctions, so although Russia has taken Crimea, they are going to have tough days."
Mountain Eagle looked at Mr. Poincaré and said, "The Achilles’ heel of Russia is energy; their economy is closely tied to energy prices.
I haven’t paid attention to international energy prices recently, but I guess the price of crude oil must have plummeted severely."
Mr. Poincaré nodded with a smile and said, "The United States, in concert with other countries, has pushed the oil price down to 60 US Dollars a barrel, and also sanctioned several of Russia’s energy tycoons, seizing part of the tycoons’ assets.
Russia’s economic situation is very bad right now; Snowden is a good card to play, if used well it could create fissures within Europe and America, which is very positive for Russia and Germany-led European Union to negotiate the Minsk Agreement.
In fact, you should know, the key issue of the Blood Fox Task is not to resolve Snowden’s political asylum, but to protect his safety before he meets some very special people.
Based on my experience, strategy is more important than face-to-face combat when it comes to security."
Mr. Poincaré looked at Mountain Eagle who was frowning slightly and said with a smile, "Snowden is still stranded at Moscow airport, so you don’t have to worry too much about them."
Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "I understand, I was just thinking, as someone from a foreign trade background, I haven’t been paying attention to the situation in Eastern Europe, which makes me feel like I’ve missed out on something..."
Mr. Poincaré was startled for a moment, then with a slightly amused said, "Don’t tell me you still want to profit from the Crimea crisis?