Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with local residents, veterans and representatives of civil society organizations to mark the 80th anniversary of a breakthrough in the siege of Leningrad during World War Two at the State Memorial Museum of the Defence and Siege of Leningrad in Saint Petersburg, Russia, January 18, 2023. [Sputnik/Ilya Pitalyov/Pool via Reuters]
Al Jazeera: Does Russia have enough money for war?
Sanctions are biting into Russia’s revenue, but the biggest costs from its Ukraine invasion might be yet to come.
When Russia invaded Ukraine, it expected a quick victory. But almost a year later, Moscow continues to spend huge sums to send more soldiers and equipment to the front lines. Meanwhile, international sanctions are also targeting its primary source of revenue: oil and gas exports.
And yet, even as these costs of war climb and jeopardise Russia’s long-term economic growth, there are few signs Vladimir Putin will back down, no matter the long-term consequences.
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WNU Editor: Russia has the money, manpower, and resources for this war. But it is going to be very costly not only for Russia, but also for the West.
6 comments:
I've read Russia has enough money for 2 or 3 years of war. War confined to Ukraine that is. After that there would be no more gold reserves.
Russia does not have the manpower. they are recruiting prisoners ffs. RasPutin will be effective at keeping factories going and staffing his SS or should I say Prigozhin's SS as the USSR was in running an economy.
7 million Russians left Russia under RasPutin's watch. There are restriction on leaving Russia. It reminds me of currency restrictions in banana republics.
Putin needs new territory and people to be enlisted to keep Russian from not being Russian. with birth rates the way they are going soon Russians might not be the majority.
So yeah, manpower. Sure.
Those ethnic Tartars in Crimea might be classified as Russians, but they do not think so.
Cue the trolls.
Russia didn't even have enough equipment, uniforms and weapons to fit out the new 'recruits' that they got previously.
“Cue the trolls” - Troll, 2023
all who do not agree with me are trolls
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