shavenferret on 30 January 2025
The elites are frustrated with Putin and the economic condition that Russia is/will be in for the foreseeable future. Soldiers are getting killed/maimed and/or many can't return the the factory for a while if at all. Also, the sanctions are hurting Russian business. The only sectors doing well right now in Russia are the arms production factories.
Still, while this is good news it is not a knockout blow for Russia's economy. Their GDP may decline by 3% or so this year, but nothing catastrophic.
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