Russia 's partners buy its oil, but don 't lend it money
Foreign buyers of oil and gas cover less than half of the cost of Russia 's war, and they don 't lend it any money at all. There is, in verifiable accounts from 2026, no line of credit opened to the Russian state or Russian banks by a BRICS government or bank. Chinese banks are even restricting trade payments. External support is large, but it is not decisive and it is not financing - and hence the rest must be taken from within.