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5 reports · Economy
How the sanctions against Russia since 2022 connect to energy prices, industry, Russian revenue, the shadow fleet, China and the immobilised assets, and whether they limited the war: seven chains of evidence, four readings of the same facts and four scenarios, with an evidence dossier.
Follow-up to the September report: what moved German pump prices between 10 September and 12 October 2026, how much of the energy tax cut reached motorists, what the US–Russia diesel licence changes, and how five countries subsidise fuel.
Where the hundreds of billions go: what Russia and Ukraine spend on war, who finances them, how the world is rearming, which companies, banks and states earn, who bears the cost and what rebuilding Ukraine will take.
How crude oil, exchange rates, processing, taxes and company earnings contribute to German petrol and diesel prices, with international comparisons.
Politics · Economy · Climate & energy
Tracing institutions and financial mechanisms without confusing investment, public revenue, private profit and household cost.