https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-wartime-consumer-spending-slows-2025-12
 

 

Russia's wartime consumer boom is cracking as shoppers 

• Russian shoppers are slamming the brakes, a warning sign for the wartime economy.
• The central bank reports fading demand, slowing wage growth, and increasingly nervous households.
• With oil and gas revenues sliding and the labor market cooling, Russia's economic engine is sputtering.

After years of wartime splurging, Russian shoppers are tightening their grip on their wallets — a shift that hints at growing stress in the country's economy.

 

I see one Russian shopper who is not tightening his belt... And proof US sanctions are working very well... (sarcasm off)