Russia's war-fueled economy is running on empty, Central Bank chief warns

 

doomed but Vlad is stubborn

 

https://kyivindependent.com/russias-war-fueled-economy-is-running-on-empty-central-bank-chief-warns/

 

Can't imagine they'd be happy to see this face in the photo of the "leaders of NATO countries" either...

 

New aircraft production is minimal due to lack of workers and scarcity of western components which they can’t source

Literally everything this guy posts about Russia is delusional fantasy and wishcasting. Let's use a pro Western source. 

 

Wikipedia shows Russia is 5th in the world in foreign exchange reserves for one thing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_foreign-exchange_reserves

Gold reserves by country reported in 2025. Russia is 5th in the world with 2300 tons. 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_reserve

 

Trade surplus by country , 2025. Russia is 6th in the world 

 

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/top-10-countries-with-the-largest-trade-surplus/

On 6/25/2025 at 11:13 PM, tomazbodner said:

Can't imagine they'd be happy to see this face in the photo of the "leaders of NATO countries" either...

 

 

I recognise the one in blue with Elephantiasis, but is the one your circled Zelenskyy?

28 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

I recognise the one in blue with Elephantiasis, but is the one your circled Zelenskyy?

I did because that was a NATO summit. US, AFAIK, is a member of NATO. Ukraine certainly is not. And Zelensky in the group photo of leaders of NATO countries might send a sublime message to Putin he would not really appreciate.

I'm not sure why soemone is posting laugh emojis. Do you think the facts that I posted are not true? Do you think Russia is not 5th in FX and gold reserves ? Or 6th in trade surplus for 2023? If so, post your counter argument. How much FX does Russia have ?

 

Here's another one. Billionaires per country. Where does Russia stand ?

5th place. Which is in line with the other economic data 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_billionaires

 

And another one. Oil consumption by country. Russia is 6th. Again , inline with the rest of the data. You should be noticing a pattern. The crazy thing is , a lot of Western politicians who vote on matters of the Ukraine war , don't know any of this stuff either. They probably think Russia is 20th in most of these categories. 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_consumption

27 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

I'm not sure why soemone is posting laugh emojis. Do you think the facts that I posted are not true? Do you think Russia is not 5th in FX and gold reserves ? Or 6th in trade surplus for 2023? If so, post your counter argument. How much FX does Russia have ?

 

Here's another one. Billionaires per country. Where does Russia stand ?

5th place. Which is in line with the other economic data 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_billionaires

 

And another one. Oil consumption by country. Russia is 6th. Again , inline with the rest of the data. You should be noticing a pattern. The crazy thing is , a lot of Western politicians who vote on matters of the Ukraine war , don't know any of this stuff either. They probably think Russia is 20th in most of these categories. 

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_consumption

Provided Russian statistics could be trusted....

 

https://en.thebell.io/can-we-trust-russian-economic-statistics/

 

https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2023-05-24/credibility-russian-economic-statistics-a-growing-problem

1 hour ago, candide said:

Provided Russian statistics could be trusted....

 

https://en.thebell.io/can-we-trust-russian-economic-statistics/

 

https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2023-05-24/credibility-russian-economic-statistics-a-growing-problem

 

But what I posted was not Russian economic statistics. Oil consumption by country is an international metric from an international market. 

 

And again , Russia is the 6th biggest oil consumer in the world. And if it was just about population , Indonesia should be higher on the list. But it isn't 

 

11 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

 

But what I posted was not Russian economic statistics. Oil consumption by country is an international metric from an international market. 

 

And again , Russia is the 6th biggest oil consumer in the world. And if it was just about population , Indonesia should be higher on the list. But it isn't 

 

I don't know about oil consumption, but numbers about gdp, trade  etc... are provided by Russia.

10 hours ago, candide said:

I don't know about oil consumption, but numbers about gdp, trade  etc... are provided by Russia.

Oil is an international market. No country can just arbitrarily consume more oil than their economy can support. 

 

Russia is #4 in GDP/PPP. It's oil consumption is 6th. Again , the data cross checks itself. It's GDP/PPP isn't 18th or something while its oil consumption is 6th.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)

53 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

Oil is an international market. No country can just arbitrarily consume more oil than their economy can support. 

 

Russia is #4 in GDP/PPP. It's oil consumption is 6th. Again , the data cross checks itself. It's GDP/PPP isn't 18th or something while its oil consumption is 6th.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)

But the data comes from Russia..

9 hours ago, candide said:

But the data comes from Russia..

If you look at the link, you will see that the source includes data from the CIA. You wouldn't call the CIA an agency that Russia could cheat, would you?

2 hours ago, VBer said:

If you look at the link, you will see that the source includes data from the CIA. You wouldn't call the CIA an agency that Russia could cheat, would you?

And where does the CIA data come from?

 

BTW, it's PPP GDP.

11 minutes ago, candide said:

And where does the CIA data come from?

I think the CIA is powerful enough to have its own data sources on the ground, not just rely on official statistics.

25 minutes ago, VBer said:

I think the CIA is powerful enough to have its own data sources on the ground, not just rely on official statistics.

Are you kidding? 

The European Union is set to adopt its 19th sanctions package against Russia in early September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

 

Von der Leyen stressed that as long as the war continues in Ukraine, Europe will maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on Russia.

 

"We will continue to strengthen sanctions. We have adopted 18 packages so far, and we are advancing preparation for the 19th. This package will be forthcoming in early September," von der Leyen said.

 

EU to adopt 19th sanctions package against Russia in early September, von der Leyen says

3 hours ago, bannork said:

The European Union is set to adopt its 19th sanctions package against Russia in early September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

 

Von der Leyen stressed that as long as the war continues in Ukraine, Europe will maintain diplomatic and economic pressure on Russia.

 

"We will continue to strengthen sanctions. We have adopted 18 packages so far, and we are advancing preparation for the 19th. This package will be forthcoming in early September," von der Leyen said.

 

EU to adopt 19th sanctions package against Russia in early September, von der Leyen says

July 2025

Crude oil: China has bought 47% of Russia’s crude exports, followed by India (38%), the EU (6%), and Turkiye (6%).

Oil products: Turkiye, the largest buyer, has purchased 26% of Russia’s oil product exports, followed by China (12%) and Brazil (12%).

LNG: The EU was the largest buyer, purchasing 51% of Russia’s LNG exports, followed by China (21%) and Japan (18%).

Pipeline gas: The EU was the largest buyer, purchasing 36% of Russia’s pipeline gas, followed by China (30%) and Turkiye (27%).

https://energyandcleanair.org/july-2025-monthly-analysis-of-russian-fossil-fuel-exports-and-sanctions/

The EU seems to be a major buyer of Russian fossil fuel

7 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

July 2025

Crude oil: China has bought 47% of Russia’s crude exports, followed by India (38%), the EU (6%), and Turkiye (6%).

Oil products: Turkiye, the largest buyer, has purchased 26% of Russia’s oil product exports, followed by China (12%) and Brazil (12%).

LNG: The EU was the largest buyer, purchasing 51% of Russia’s LNG exports, followed by China (21%) and Japan (18%).

Pipeline gas: The EU was the largest buyer, purchasing 36% of Russia’s pipeline gas, followed by China (30%) and Turkiye (27%).

https://energyandcleanair.org/july-2025-monthly-analysis-of-russian-fossil-fuel-exports-and-sanctions/

The EU seems to be a major buyer of Russian fossil fuel

 

Pipeline Gas: Hungary and Slovakia, in particular, remain reliant on Russian pipeline gas. 

 

 EU imports of Russian LNG have increased since the invasion, according to Global Witness. In July 2025, France, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy were among the largest EU importers of Russian LNG. 

 

Hungary and Slovakia continue to import Russian crude oil through the Druzhba pipeline, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

 

which eu countries buy russian oil and gas? - Google Search

 

As you mention, the EU is a major buyer of LNG though it says it has a roadmap aiming to end dependence on Russian oil, gas, and nuclear fuel by 2027.

 

petrol supplies dwindling

 

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/18/drone-strikes-on-refineries-push-russias-gasoline-prices-to-record-highs-a90271
 

10 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

petrol supplies dwindling

 

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/18/drone-strikes-on-refineries-push-russias-gasoline-prices-to-record-highs-a90271
 

On the other hand, where is Ukraine getting its oil?

The Moscow Times is an oxymoron. 

 

1 hour ago, rice555 said:

On the other hand, where is Ukraine getting its oil?

The Moscow Times is an oxymoron. 

 

A few minuets later I see that Ukraine'm main refinery just "Boom" and

the pumping station that pumps across Ukraine met the same fate. 

 

That's why Trump is trying hard to give his handler Vladimir as much Ukrainian land as possible before the military machine comes to a grinding halt.