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Board Politics & Society
Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine[In Progress]
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be.open
on 03/07/2024, 11:22:54 UTC
I would like to see that report. Ruzzia is doing better than expected under sanctions, but is not getting "richer", it is burning through the Soviet legacy assets (e.g. thousands of tanks). Is like if you are selling your furniture and claim to be making a lot of money from it. And some of those assets will not come back, they are lost forever. Also, all the frozen assets are already paying the Ukrainian aid. I would not call it a working functional economy.
Enjoy.

In a few months, winter will come, and it seems no one is going to restore the destroyed thermal power plants in Ukraine. In a month, Ukraine could expect to default on $20 billion in commercial debt. There are presidential elections in the United States in a few months, which could complicate support for Ukraine. In Europe, elections are also held here and there, and right-wing candidates are increasingly winning them. And the point is not that the right is for Russia, they are for their national interest, but the national interest of European countries is, if not to be friends with Russia, then certainly not to fight with it. There are many factors that are now pushing Zelensky to soften his position on peace negotiations with Russia, because Ukraine needs peace or at least a temporary truce now much more than Russia. This means that Russia’s negotiating position will be strong, and Ukraine will have to accept unfavorable conditions for itself and make concessions. And the West will also have to pay a good price for Russia to loosen its iron grip on Ukraine’s neck.