"Yeah Russia can cut trade with those countires listed." i.e. the 30 NATO members.
So you say!
Of the 30 countries listed below, the NATO members in bold below accounted for 42.5% of the 80.3% of Russia's export sales in 2021 =$209 billion....and that's before allowing for (now) reduced imports by Ukraine, US, etc.
Could Russia's economy, with a GDP only slightly higher than Australia's, cope with that...and if so, for how long?Below is a list showcasing 30 of Russia’s top tradingpartners ranked by export sales. The list quantifies which countries importedthe most Russian shipments by dollar value during 2021. Also shown is eachimport country’s percentage consumption of total Russian exports.
1. China: US$68 billion (13.8% of Russia’s total exports)
2. Netherlands: $42.2 billion (8.6%)
3. Germany: $29.6 billion (6%)
4. Turkey: $26.5 billion (5.4%)
5. Belarus: $22.8 billion (4.6%)
6. United Kingdom: $22.3 billion (4.5%)
7. Italy: $19.3 billion (3.9%)
8. Kazakhstan: $18.5 billion (3.8%)
9. United States: $17.7 billion (3.6%)
10.South Korea: $16.9 billion(3.4%)
11.Poland: $16.7 billion (3.4%)
12.Japan: $10.7 billion (2.2%)
13.France: $9.9 billion (2%)
14.Finland: $9.7 billion (2%)
15.India: $9.1 billion (1.9%)
16.Belgium: $8.7 billion (1.8%)
17.Ukraine: $8.1 billion (1.7%)
18.Brazil: $5.3 billion (1.1%)
19.Uzbekistan: $5.2 billion(1.1%)
20.Slovakia: $5.1 billion (1%)
21.United Arab Emirates: $5.1billion (1%)
22.Lithuania: $4.6 billion (0.9%)
23.Latvia: $4.3 billion (0.9%)
24.Greece: $4.2 billion (0.9%)
25.Egypt: $4.2 billion (0.8%)
26.Estonia: $4.1 billion (0.8%)
27.Czech Republic: $4 billion(0.8%)
28.Spain: $3.8 billion (0.8%)
29.Hungary: $3.7 billion (0.8%)
30.Taiwan: $3.5 billion (0.7%)
Four-fifths (80.3%) of Russian exports in 2021 weredelivered to the above 30 trade partners.
