Putin vs sanctions: why Russia hasn’t collapsed

About this episode

The episode discusses the resilience of Russia amidst sanctions and its economic challenges.

Russia hasn’t collapsed. But that doesn’t mean it works. Inflation, hidden debt and improvisation define the current model. And sanctions do work—just not the way the West expected. Russia has found detours via China, third countries and the global grey zone. The key question is not whether Russia survives, but how long it can finance the war without structural damage.

People in this episode

Host: Jan Růžička

Topics covered

• sanctions
• Russia
• economy
• war financing
• inflation
• global relations

Keywords

• Russia
• sanctions
• inflation
• debt
• China
• war financing
• global grey zone

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: West

Places: Russia, China

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