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Keeping Russian Economy Afloat: Kremlin's Economic High Wire Act

Keeping Russian Economy Afloat: Kremlin's Economic High Wire Act

Update: 2025-10-22
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Is Russia close to an economic collapse? Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Chris Weafer, an expert on the Russian economy, to assess how long the Kremlin can keep this high wire act going.


 


00:00 Introduction


01:17 Current State of the Russian Economy


10:02 Budget Challenges and Military Spending


19:29 Impact of Oil Prices and Sanctions


30:10 Economic Headwinds


32:20 Impact of Ukrainian Strikes on Refineries

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Keeping Russian Economy Afloat: Kremlin's Economic High Wire Act

Keeping Russian Economy Afloat: Kremlin's Economic High Wire Act

Dmitri Alperovitch, Chris Weafer