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60% of Russia's exports are oil and gas.
Shell, yesterday, severed all ties with Gazprom. BP, yesterday, severed ties with Rosneft and divested its 20% stake.
Today Exxon Mobil has dropped out of its oil and gas projects that have been going on since 2005. Exxon Mobil also declared to not be involved in future Russian projects. Exxon Mobil pulled its 1,000 US employees out of Russia.
The nightmare continues for Putin. His only friends are China, India, Belarus, and the Republican party.