Four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian economy is showing clear signs of structural exhaustion. The contours of a genuine economic endgame are coming into view for Russia. This is the finding of a new Kiel Report published by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics.
  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    6 days ago

    WTF? Sanctions have absolutely been part of reaching the point we’re at now.
    Other comments by you have been misguided, but this is way way out there.

    • Photonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      6 days ago

      Yeah no shit Sherlock. The point is that many people have claimed it was close for years and this is just more of the same.

      There is nothing “misguided” about my comment. You’re entitled to your opinion and I’m entitled to mine. You don’t hold the truth.

        • Photonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          Early in the war, the broad consensus was that the new sanctions would devastate the Russian economy. By some metrics, though, Russia’s economy has proved resilient to date.

          From the US government

          Following Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries imposed unprecedented economic sanctions. Yet there is limited evidence that these measures have inflicted substantial economic pain on Russia, as the recent slowdown has largely reflected factors unrelated to sanctions.

          From the ESCP geopolitics institute

          And you still haven’t answered my question. What facts? Just your shitty misinformed opinion.