Russia and China obviously have significant crude oil reserves which they use domestically. They get to keep them instead of exporting to someone because they have nuclear weapons.
All of industry is ultimately based on a few resources such as crude oil, coal and water. These are then used to make steel and electricity which are then used to make industrial supplies for chemicals and so on.
So a shortage of drugs or of roads or of hospitals does indirectly tie into the energy use of the country.
I’m not claiming it’s the only factor.
Russia and China obviously have significant crude oil reserves which they use domestically. They get to keep them instead of exporting to someone because they have nuclear weapons.
All of industry is ultimately based on a few resources such as crude oil, coal and water. These are then used to make steel and electricity which are then used to make industrial supplies for chemicals and so on.
So a shortage of drugs or of roads or of hospitals does indirectly tie into the energy use of the country.