Keeping Russian Economy Afloat: Kremlin's Economic High Wire Act
About this episode
Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the precarious state of the Russian economy with expert Chris Weafer.
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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