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TexasTowelie

(112,202 posts) Sat Dec 16, 2023, 05:57 PM Dec 2023

$100 Billion For War: Russian Economy On the Verge of Collapse - UATV English

Russia will spend 100bn dollars on the war against Ukraine in 2023. This was reported by the Financial Times with reference to an interview with the chief sanctions economist at the US Treasury Department. Due to international restrictions on the aggressor country, the federation is lagging far behind other oil and gas exporters. And this is a major revenue item for the Russian budget. The Kremlin is putting the Russian economy on a war footing. What future awaits for the aggressor country’s economy and why Putin's only hope is other totalitarian states?

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$100 Billion For War: Russian Economy On the Verge of Collapse - UATV English (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2023 OP

As Billie Holiday might've told him: peppertree Dec 2023 #1

Putin will persist SarahD Dec 2023 #2

peppertree

(21,635 posts)

1. As Billie Holiday might've told him:

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Sat Dec 16, 2023, 06:23 PM

Dec 2023

"If you don't like the peaches, don't shake the tree."

SarahD

(1,182 posts)

2. Putin will persist

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Sat Dec 16, 2023, 06:41 PM

Dec 2023

He is incredibly stubborn. He has ahold of this special mitary operation like a dog with a chew toy. He seems prepared to drive Russia into the ditch to annex part of Ukraine. Not sure why. Makes no sense to me.

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