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Maybe that's what's stipulated. But I do agree, seems far fetched that those are real payouts given their economic situation

Ukraine crisis: Russian oil turns to Asia as sanctions bite https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-60783874

China and India together buy over 2 million barrels of oil a day. ~ $5 billion a month / 60 billion a year. Plenty of cash.

Russia received an estimated $430 billion over the past year from oil and gas exports to Europe. https://www.bbc.com/news/58888451