Summary
Regardless of Putin’s decision regarding the war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is facing a crisis due to factors such as sanctions, a shrinking sovereign wealth fund, and a labor shortage. The war has boosted growth, but Russia cannot sustain it without significant economic consequences.
Yes, but in this case most of the Russian economy was safely being invested in British banks and real estate.
So for Russian leaders it was a no-lose scenario, until Britain had the balls to actually join the sanctions because they started assassinating people in London.
They did what?!
Assuming that was a clipboard fail:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-sanctions-on-russia#%3A~%3Atext=This+sanctions+regime+is+aimed%2Con+the+UK+sanctions+list.
They’re largely cut off from British banks and money transfers, and British banks are loaning money to Ukraine backed by Russian deposits and interest.
Yeah I have no idea what happened up there. Lemme just…
They did what?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Litvinenko?wprov=sfla1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Sergei_and_Yulia_Skripal?wprov=sfla1
They don’t care, they’re Russian, it doesn’t matter to them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams too, probably
Dude found in his own gym bag, right? That was fucked up.