Jay in Kyiv
The Russian government rolls out the country’s top banker to publicly call for the ruble to be devalued. Moscow forces its own financial elite to prepare the public for hard times and the war consumes the real economy. Russia’s manufacturing sector enters full collapse mode, with production lines stalling, and regional factories running out of both parts and money. The country’s largest employer is now openly asking the government for a bailout, and Russia’s biggest car manufacturer is announcing mass layoffs as the industry grinds to a halt. At the same time, Trump is attempting to trade away Europe’s security to Putin in a backroom geopolitical “deal,” while the Steve Witfokk scandal exposes how deeply compromised pro-Kremlin networks truly are.
And then there’s the surreal image of wild boars taking over Moscow’s neighborhoods — a capital city that’s losing control even at ground level.
A currency on the edge, an economy in freefall, a political system rotting from within, and a war machine starving for resources. This is the reality behind the Kremlin’s forced admissions. Let’s get into it.
Krasnov’s putrid criminal regime is gagging with excitement at the prospect of doing huge business with child-murdering nazis – whatever the human cost to Ukraine.
Unfortunately the total economic collapse of the cauldron of devilry is not going to come within a timeframe that is helpful to Ukraine.
They have only 2.2% unemployment. We need it to be 25-30% to hurt the bastards.
The Graham-Blumenthal sanctions would hurt them, but Krasnov will do almost anything to avoid implementing them.
Perhaps I’m not as pessimistic. First the stat has dubious origins, who the hell really knows what the unemployment rate is. Secondly, a low unemployment rate usually does not include those giving up searching for a job, but see point one about dubious info. Thirdly, there’s a lot of smoke regarding the economy coming from sources outside the government propaganda so who really knows what’s going on. In essence I don’t know the true facts but Im hopeful the MOFOs will be screwed soon.
Blasts rocked two tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet in the Black Sea near Turkey’s Bosphorus strait on Friday, causing fires on the vessels, and rescue operations were launched for those on board, Turkish authorities and sources said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/tanker-hit-by-blast-fire-north-turkeys-bosphorus-strait-agency-says-2025-11-28/