Can Russia sustain its war effort as ruble plummets, inflation soars?
Can Russia sustain its war effort as ruble plummets, inflation soars?
With the purchasing power of the Russian ruble hitting the lowest point since March 2022, the economic toll of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine becomes glaring. Russia's expanding spending on the war has fueled inflation, prompting Russia's Central Bank to hike its interest rate to the highest le...
It is an unfortunate aspect of human life that when people are doing bad things, even if those things are bound to end in failure, they can often keep doing them long enough to make your life s***.
Won't need to. Trump's pick to handle it already said he's not only planning to cut new funding, but going to remove the US provided weapon systems from Ukraine. That's why the Biden administration is trying to get the already congressionally approved funding and weapons out the door before the end of the year.
Plus, I'm sure he'll be happy to offer Papa Putin a big ol' bailout.
Trump’s pick to handle it already said he’s not only planning to cut new funding, but going to remove the US provided weapon systems from Ukraine.
I don't imagine it would fly with congress, but I would not be surprised to see funding to Russia.
Yes.