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European leaders tell Putin to agree to unconditional ceasefire by Monday or face ‘massive’ sanctions
(www.theguardian.com)
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eh. it fluctuated.
It's being held up artificially right now through unsustainable means. The Russian economy is massively under pressure pushing it towards a downwards spiral and got problems sourcing material, which is what those sanctions intended.
Oh, so it's not crippled then.
Absolutely Trump has been good for Russia.
But that figure is under strict control from crippling interest rates to foreign currency barriers, mandates to hold the currency for foreign companies and a lockdown preventing capital outflow.
Their economy is suffering massively, from labour shortages to brain drain. The war is keeping them going at this point.
I love when people downvote but dont say anything back because they are either poorly informed, on the losing side or both.