Russia’s war economy is a house of cards https://www.ft.com/content/61adaed4-ac9a-4891-afb6-b3ad648c58ad - ThreadSky

financialtimes.com • 46 days ago

Russia’s war economy is a house of cards

https://www.ft.com/content/61adaed4-ac9a-4891-afb6-b3ad648c58ad

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Wishful thinking, propaganda, and as NATO is on the verge of dumping Ukraine, the media cock suckers are selling lies.

FT, last 15/20 years, just one more arse rag.

nigelstead.bsky.social•46 days ago

Unfortunately I agree. There have been a number of imminent Russian economy crashes since the Ukraine War and they never happen. The rest of the world wants to punish Russia, but not too much.

jacquesone.bsky.social•46 days ago

Its all falsehood in the media. Others have underestimated Russia, at their own cost.

greengirl191.bsky.social•45 days ago

Putin must be dethroned.
Let the Russian people be free!

alexpontikas.bsky.social•46 days ago

Tha remains to be seen...

russellmania50.bsky.social•45 days ago

It Trump wasn’t so enamored with Putin, he could actually be in control of a kill shot.

itachihiddenleaf04.bsky.social•45 days ago

I wonder how much longer Russia can keep things up? Continuing to raise interest rates and using reserve currencies to keep the ruble stable can't go on forever.

slicknick81.bsky.social•45 days ago

We’ve been hearing about the downfall/end of Putin and Russia for over a year now. I don’t believe any of these stories anymore. Remember last year when he supposedly had the shakes and was going to die any minute.

itachihiddenleaf04.bsky.social•45 days ago

That's true. As long has Russia has something the world needs, I don't think they will enter a financial crisis just yet. I think that's why Ukriane has been targeting the oil facilities lately.

back9barb.bsky.social•45 days ago

May it go down hard!

nozdev.bsky.social•45 days ago

Are we fucked? Like, are we seriously fucked?

johhnym.bsky.social•45 days ago

Putin must be mighty relieved that Trump will arrive just in time to save him.

greenhombre.bsky.social•46 days ago

Putin to The Hague.

uturnonly.bsky.social•45 days ago

Putin and Trump hand in hand.

andystoin.bsky.social•46 days ago

"I've got a lovely 75 Ford Cortina if you're interested guvna. 5 bag o' sand and it's yours mate."

gibbetgiblits.bsky.social•46 days ago

Don’t worry President Elon Musk and Vice President Trump are riding to Putins rescue on January 20th

poohbearcorner.bsky.social•46 days ago

They are already backwards on the day 1 promises....

paulalan1805.bsky.social•46 days ago

Exactly they’re backpedaling on all of it and the Trumptards don’t even notice they are so fucking stupid.😂

poohbearcorner.bsky.social•46 days ago

Grocery prices?
No way.

betisedelhom.bsky.social•46 days ago

I can't wait for his collapse, which I hope will be imminent.

stringsmacd.bsky.social•46 days ago

I don't see Trump allowing a total collapse.

betisedelhom.bsky.social•46 days ago

He will certainly not be able to save Russia on his own, and if he does, it will be the end of his political career.
He is not God Almighty and if he implements his imperialist desires he will have an immediate impediment, too much financial power for him to hold. He's a clown

stringsmacd.bsky.social•46 days ago

He can pull US aid and apply pressure to NATO partners. He can also start suspending the US sanctions against the invader. His career in politics plays no part.

betisedelhom.bsky.social•46 days ago

In the narrative, anything is possible, but in reality, Trump has too much to lose.
One certainty: he will sign the end of American domination in the world.
If Putin wins, China will take Taiwan by the end of the year, or even the summer, marking the end of US superiority in the Pacific.

stringsmacd.bsky.social•46 days ago

Bud, anything is possible, that's the problem...

casterial.bsky.social•46 days ago

My worry after Putin is there's someone more crazy waiting to take power and with it take control of their WMD

uturnonly.bsky.social•45 days ago

My worry is of someone that is going to be worse than trump

zachemist23.bsky.social•45 days ago

That's why there have been no real attempts on his life because the second in command is feared to be much worse.

nvtl.bsky.social•45 days ago

Lucky for them they got their man in the Oval Office.

neighbor1941.bsky.social•46 days ago

Lol. The entire US government is also a house of cards.

ericmichaelmoberg.bsky.social•46 days ago

https://www.academia.edu/13634612/Pussy_Riots_Punk_Prayer_and_Aristotelian_Possibility_in_Putins_Response

bpaulg333.bsky.social•45 days ago

China’s economy crumbling too. Biden gave us the best economy in the world. It’s a guarantee Trump will destroy it.

m-j-murcott.bsky.social•46 days ago

The war in Ukraine is an endurance event, just a matter of who cracks first, hopefully it will be Russia. The consequences of whoever cracks will be felt for decades afterwards.

your-nyan.bsky.social•45 days ago

The West, particularly the USA, made it a war of attrition by their shameful escalation management. They are covered with Ukrainian blood like russia.

m-j-murcott.bsky.social•45 days ago

What do you mean by escalation management? That seems a weird phrase to use.

your-nyan.bsky.social•45 days ago

The favourite phrase of Sullivan and Biden. “We need to be careful while aiding Ukraine, while sanctioning russia so not to escalate the conflict.”

m-j-murcott.bsky.social•45 days ago

With Ukraine not being officially allied with America that is a reasonable position to take, while Ukraine might want more help from America, they are getting substantial help considering the political opposition from some parts of America to help Ukraine.

your-nyan.bsky.social•45 days ago

“We will disarm the country with 3rd largest nuclear arsenal in the world, scrap all of their strategic bombers, long-range missiles, etc., then we will leave them bleeding for 11 years in the war with another nuclear power (the US enemy) while doing the bare minimum is not reasonable anyhow.”

denbelblack.bsky.social•45 days ago

Did the conflict escalate?
Did any American troops engage in conflict against russia?
Did putin nuke anyone?
Is Ukraine still defending?

your-nyan.bsky.social•45 days ago

What did putin not do to Ukrainians short of nuking? All cities destroyed and people killed in our country are just a joke to you. Go suck Biden off somewhere else, you fuckwit.

misrothian.bsky.social•46 days ago

M2 growth YoY is 20%. That's a lot. People are trying to catch up with the money supply. They are still clinging to hope. https://www.cbr.ru/eng/statistics/ms/

mansabuffett.bsky.social•46 days ago

We will c what happens when asset number one starts his job

gaileliz.bsky.social•46 days ago

Toppling Putin would have far reaching, liberating results. Bill Browder, Magnitsky Act, has been speaking to this for a long time.

strawstackrch.bsky.social•45 days ago

Have we tried blowing on it. See if it falls down

jcmedia1.bsky.social•45 days ago

Once Putin's buddy takes office, I'm sure Russia's fortunes will change.

coolat49degr33.bsky.social•46 days ago

excellent article

pa-murph25.bsky.social•45 days ago

Until he gets a loan, or payback from our President-elect

techieview.bsky.social•45 days ago

Absolutely!

hermgamma.bsky.social•46 days ago

Looking at the farce that was the final raising of funds for Russia at the end of last year, Putin’s control over the banking system is not absolute. He appears to drive Banks to accept state support by increasing capital requirements. Net, Russia either needs a bail-out by the west or China. Once..

hermgamma.bsky.social•46 days ago

.. a crisis of liquidity turns into a rout in asset prices, the funds required to stop the rot are immense and way beyond the means of RU’s feeble economy and underdeveloped financial system.

vp68.bsky.social•45 days ago

karinzegt.bsky.social•46 days ago

Let them collapse.

rexmd.bsky.social•46 days ago

As long as the west chooses not to make real policy to cripple Russia, this war will have no end

hoosierstevescott.bsky.social•45 days ago

Maybe enough advisors will flatter Trump with the notion that he could make history by presiding over the fall of a powerful and dangerous autocracy. And they're an ally of CHYNA (Sound that out in his voice in your head. Did it work?).

Fingers crossed. I'd hate to see Ukraine lose.

tank62.bsky.social•45 days ago

That just added some SuperGlue & 2X4’s & Steel-Incased Concrete.

ranahan888.bsky.social•46 days ago

Putin needs Drump to open the Panama Canal to his ships and all the resources in Canada, Iceland and Greenland

coolat49degr33.bsky.social•46 days ago

Ummmm- I believe Canada has already made it quite clear, as has Greenland and Denmark and Panama along with Mexico that what Putin wants or what Trump wants is not important to any of them.

zachemist23.bsky.social•45 days ago

If Trump should do anything in that nature the USA would cripple financially because they would not be able to survive if the EU as a whole decided to take economical action against the USA. And NAFTA would also be out of the picture...well with his tariffs it might be anyway so eh

uturnonly.bsky.social•45 days ago

The problem with the EU is they don't have a backbone and when the U.S. says jump they jump.

bballyall.bsky.social•46 days ago

Well that's not happening anytime soon.

lifewandererer.bsky.social•46 days ago

Putin better watch it. Trump may have his eye on invading Russia next.

freedmeister.bsky.social•46 days ago

Pay walled.

dougiewhite.bsky.social•46 days ago

It keeps the riff-raff out..

freedmeister.bsky.social•45 days ago

Clearly you know me.

robotblue.bsky.social•45 days ago

lol “war economy”? You mean Russias normal economy? Also…. No shit.

oneshotrecords.bsky.social•46 days ago

What are all the American / Russian useful idiots gonna do when the money stops? Back to working a Walmart?

newscoulomb.bsky.social•46 days ago

Haven't you been claiming that for 15-20 years now? From where I'm sitting, it looks more like the U.S. petrodollar, war economy is a house of cards, as >80% of the world's population appears to be turning its back on the West (i.e., BRICS with China, India, etc.).

adelleloiselle.bsky.social•46 days ago

Hey Vlad. We’re gonna tear your playhouse down.

gonzo000.bsky.social•45 days ago

Russians didn't have an ATM.

irish2110.bsky.social•45 days ago

Trump will offer Putin an aid package from the US Treasury. In return for what ?

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