BBC News - Russia's economy shrinks by less than expected
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64708832
This is slightly dated info now (article is from end of Feb), but it seems nuts that Russia's economy only shrank by 2% last year...
So all of the sanctions & the pulling out of major western investment resulted in that small of a contraction - crazy.
I would have thought the conscription off the 100k+ young men alone would have had that level of effect... (I.e. young men in their prime being removed from businesses)
Is there any reason to think their economy will be hit harder this year? I know gas/oil prices have been returning to somewhat normal levels, so maybe that will reveal deeper effects that have thus far been masked by inflated energy prices.
I fear the only real incentive for putin to be given the boot will be financial. Think he & his cronies couldn't care less about the cost in blood.
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