Putin’s former chief economic adviser says Russia would likely halt the Ukraine war ‘within a month or two’ if the West slapped a full embargo on Russian oil and gas

• Andrei Illarionov, Putin’s former chief economic adviser, was interviewed by the BBC.

• He said Putin would likely halt the Ukraine war if the West stopped buying Russian oil and gas.

• Many Western nations remain heavily reliant on Russian energy exports.

Vladimir Putin’s former chief economic adviser has suggested that Russia would halt military operations in Ukraine “within a month or two” if Western countries stopped buying Russian oil and gas.

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