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