Russia’s economy is doomed

[kwonitoy]

11 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You need to include some proof of 2,000 dead children. I don't believe it's anywhere near that high. Unlike children in a different country, Ukrainians have bomb shelters and were able to evacuate children from the danger areas.

 

Zelensky is the epitome of a tin pot dictator. Tell us when he last had an election.

600 dead in one go at this theatre 2 years ago.

 

And, as been pointed out repeatedly, Ukraine's constitution does not allow a general election during wartime

 

But neither of these fit into your preconceived narrative of putin = good man

[thaibeachlovers]

4 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

And, as been pointed out repeatedly, Ukraine's constitution does not allow a general election during wartime

 

 

Convenient for tin pot dictators then. Even Britain had a general election during the slaughter in WW1.

Constitutions can be changed.

 

4 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

But neither of these fit into your preconceived narrative of putin = good man

Making it up again!

I have said nothing to suggest I believe Putin= good man, but don't let reality get in the way of your insults.

 

5 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

600 dead in one go at this theatre 2 years ago.

and the other 1400?

[RuamRudy]

 

 

[TedG]

On 12/29/2024 at 1:24 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

You need to include some proof of 2,000 dead children. I don't believe it's anywhere near that high. Unlike children in a different country, Ukrainians have bomb shelters and were able to evacuate children from the danger areas.

 

Zelensky is the epitome of a tin pot dictator. Tell us when he last had an election.

How about 2000 killed an wounded?

 

According to official UN data, at least 600 children have been killed in attacks since the escalation of the war in 2022. More than 1,350 children have been injured. The true number of children killed and injured is likely considerably higher.

 

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/significant-increase-number-children-killed-across-ukraine-year-deadly-attacks

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, RuamRudy said:

 

 

As posted on twit thing, LOL. Not exactly an unbiased source.

 

Got anything from a more neutral source?

 

Never mind, keep saying it over and over and one day it might come true.

 

For the moment I'll file it with all the posts saying Russia was running out of missiles.

[Pique Dard]

On 11/29/2024 at 7:38 PM, AndreasHG said:

Russia a military giant but an economic dwarf

...are you serious??

[AndreasHG]

40 minutes ago, Pique Dard said:

...are you serious??

 

Of course I am serious: below is the GDP (in USD) per capita of the Russian Federation compared to some benchmark countries in Europe and nearby. Russia's per capita GDP is lower than any of them, thanks also to the Ruble, which has been trashed yesterday for the second time in a bit more than one month.

Poor Russia is a giant only when compared to Ukraine. 

 

Besides commodities and raw materials, Russia has never been able to produce anything in any meaningful quantity.

 

Data are from the IMS:
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPDPC@WEO/RUS/TUR/BGR/ROU/POL/FRA/GBR/DEU/USA

 

[impulse]

15 minutes ago, AndreasHG said:

Poor Russia is a giant only when compared to Ukraine. 

 

So, what you're saying is that the Ukes in the areas annexed by Putin will be better off financially?

[AndreasHG]

58 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

So, what you're saying is that the Ukes in the areas annexed by Putin will be better off financially?

 

The Ukrainians are treated by the Russians in the same way all the ethnic minorities subjected to their empire are treated: with no mercy.

Why do you think Tatars, Chechens, Bashkirs, Chuvash, Avars, Armenians, Dargins, lose their lives by the thousands in the Russian army for a few dollars of sign-in bonus, monthly wage, and a super-bonus in case of death?

It's because they live in appalling conditions, deprived of freedom, and barely able to satisfy their families' basic need. It's desperation that provides the Russian army with its cannon fodder.

It has always been this way: under the tzars, the soviets, and now under Putin.

 

Remember the Holodomor: The famine affected the Ukrainian SSR as well as the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (a part of the Ukrainian SSR at the time).

Its consequences are evident in demographic statistics: between 1926 and 1939, the Ukrainian population increased by only 6.6%, whereas Russia grew by 16.9%.

 

Russia has never been kind with the ethnic minorities subjected to its imperial rule.

 

[AndreasHG]

Interesting video by BBC.

 

'I want the war to end and for us to win' - Russian hopes for 2025 

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce327we7w7zo

 

[thaibeachlovers]

20 hours ago, AndreasHG said:

Russia has never been kind with the ethnic minorities subjected to its imperial rule.

Which is strange considering Stalin was a Georgian.

[thaibeachlovers]

20 hours ago, AndreasHG said:

Remember the Holodomor: 

As I remember it that was a man made catastrophe due to ideology, rather than because they were an ethnic minority.

Same as in China during the IMO madman Mao's rule.

[RuamRudy]

Further bad news for the Russian economy - 4 out of 5 main gas export routes to Europe now closed. 

 

[candide]

On 1/1/2025 at 7:52 AM, Pique Dard said:

...are you serious??

Russia's GDP is at around the same level as Italy. It's around ten times lower than the U.S.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/by-gdp

 

Russia always wants to compare itself to the U.S, but it's clearly trying to punch over its weight.