Russia's Economic Struggles -- Putin Stands Firm Against Advisors

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According to the Institute for the Study of War and various economic oversight organizations, Russia's economy is experiencing significant pressure due to ongoing military expenses and global sanctions. Despite this, Vladimir Putin is disregarding the advice of his economic team and continues to avoid reducing defense expenditures. Currently, defense costs account for roughly 40 percent of the national budget. The prolonged drone operations from Ukraine have resulted in the loss of around ten percent of Russia's refining capability. The ISW verifies that Putin is pushing back against calls to reduce his military activities, even with warnings that the economy can't support such spending indefinitely. Analysts from the West caution that Russia might encounter a financial crisis in the next twelve to twenty-four months.

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00:00Russia's war economy is cracking, and Vladimir Putin is defying his own advisers to keep it going.

00:05The Institute for the Study of War confirms Putin is resisting intense pressure to cut

00:10defense spending. Despite economic officials warning the Russian economy cannot sustain

00:16current military costs, Russian defense spending now consumes an estimated 40 percent of the

00:21federal budget, driving dangerous inflation inside Russia. Ukraine's drone campaign has

00:27already destroyed roughly 10 percent of Russia's refining capacity, costing Moscow hundreds of

00:33millions weekly in lost oil revenue. Western economists tracking the Russian economy project,

00:39a potential financial reckoning within 12 to 24 months if the war continues at its current intensity.

00:45Putin can win battles on the battlefield and still lose the war to his own economy.

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