Probably not for long given the state of the Rouble and the economy. Tech-wise Russia has nothing to offer and when it comes to the stuff China might be interested in, such as ores and oil, well you'd have to not send miners to the front to continue producing them. That Russia of all countries is importing metals should make you stop and think.

Lenin is rotating in his mausoleum.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The funniest part of this comment is the idea that Russia will get so desperate for troops that they'll be unable to operate mines

Soviet industrial capacity greatly increased over the course of WWII

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[–] KurtVonnegut@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tech-wise Russia has nothing to offer

Oh no, their Twitter and Facebook exports are too low. They'll have to scrape by on checks notes one of the world's largest supplies of oil, precious metals, and other natural resources. Surely, the Russian economy will collapse any second now!

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

Plus their weapon systems are probably looking pretty good after surviving a sustained assault from a NATO trained, led, and supplied army.

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[–] postmeridiem@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 20 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Dual-use goods

Such goods are classified as dual-use, meaning they also have civilian purposes, allowing China to skirt international sanctions and claim that it conducts only legal trade with Russia

The "international sanctions" btw:

You can't just unilaterally decree someone can't be traded dual use goods

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[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

China should declare a policy that they will sell to Russia whatever the US or NATO sells to the separatists on Taiwan Island.

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