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- they kept sanction proofing their economy after 2014
- third worlders love fossil at a discount
- EU trade with all of the former USSR countries ramped up by a factor of 10
- China helps keep them afloat because destabilizing and draining Europe while weakening Russia is a win-win for them

Make no mistake, though, they're in deep shit.
You can only suck your banking sector dry for so long.