Comments by "Trevor Crook" (@user-ft2bt9kw7x) on "Econ Lessons" channel.

  1. They don’t bend reality they create it .
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  2. Plenty of countries accepting the Ruble in trade . 75% of trade with China is yuan/ Ruble Russia lacks technology for the energy sector while it is the biggest exporter of nuclear technology in the world? 😊😊
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  3. The Ruble doesn’t need propping up . The Ruble yuan trade benefits both countries
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  4. Rubles work just fine in Russia just like the yen in Japan
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  5.  @veikovasko5603  Under Yeltsin not Putin
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  6.  @knightsnight5929 The “ developed “ world is bankrupt
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  7.  @ArnoSchlick The Ruble is doing fine and will get stronger in the new year. Russians get paid in Rubles and spend in Rubles The dollar Ruble ratio is irrelevant to them
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  8. @ inflation is worse in the west . Electricity under Biden 31% inflation . House prices 39% inflation . The Ruble is temporarily down as it always is this time of year because of the increased spending on imports . ( Xmas presents ) and oil price being effected by Gazprom being kicked off swift . Which lowers the strength of the Ruble . All temporary It doesn’t affect the average Russian they get paid in Rubles . Russia is not part of the western system now
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  9. When there is a demand for a commodity it always gets sold . If not there is a shortage which pushes the price up . Meaning more money for the seller ( Russia ) . If the west wants to create global shortages Russia is very happy about it
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  10.  @geoffreycodnett6570  Coal , timber , nuclear technology , wheat .fertiliser , uranium , metals, weapons etc etc. Best you get informed
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  11. Soon a BRICS currency backed by gold will make all this talk irrelevant. Ruble is stronger now than in 2022. Eventually the Ruble will be just be used locally in Russia . A new gold backed BRICS currency will be used for international trade . Say goodbye to the dollar Russians get paid in Rubles so a small drop in value compared to the dollar won’t affect them . They have just had a wage rise anyway Anything that affects energy supply will push the price of oil and gas . More money for Russia . Another backfire on the sanctions
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  12.  @ZiggyAndTheSpiderFromMars  Expert ?🤭🤭
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  13. Marks gone very quiet on the Ruble collapsing . Because it didn’t . And the Russian economy didn’t collapse . Another one of his predictions Many uninformed people say gas storage in Europe is over 80% . That is true but only because the EU is still buying Russian energy However the contracts run out in 2025. Then what ..?
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  14. @ But Russia didn’t invade until Nato was in Ukraine organising coups and brutalising the people in the Donbass You need to back to 2014 not 2022
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  15. Ukraine has no leverage at all . They have lost the war and the way Trump dismissed zelensky in Paris was a total humiliation
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  16. Let’s talk about Europes oil and gas shortages instead . Especially Germany . So Russia has a shortage of spare parts but somehow manages to produce the worlds most advanced weapons and nuclear technology
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  17. @ Currencies fluctuate all the time . And the Ruble is tied to BRICS countries . Russia is no longer connected to the western system in any meaningful way , if at all
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  18. He knows nothing about economics . He just makes nonsense predictions based on his hatred of Russia
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  19. @ But Zimbabwe doesn’t have the fourth biggest economy in the world , is not a commodities superpower, and has no global influence at all Inflation on electricity in America is 31%. Inflation is running amok in the west Give me the economic data on areas outside of Moscow and St Petersburg to prove your claim that poverty is rife in those places Otherwise you are just talking empty words
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  20. You never mention BRICS . That’s because with BRICS your entire narrative collapses on Russia . Yesterday you said that the Ruble at 96 to the dollar shows the Ruble and the Russian economy are set to collapse . Yet in 2022 the Ruble was 133 to the dollar and nothing happened Now let’s move on to something else
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  21. No . Russia wins either way . The US elections are nothing of consequence to Russia
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  22. @ Trade is a two way street. There are “ imports “ and “ exports “ . You are just mentioning one . 😂😂
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  23. @ How do you remove them ?
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  24. Now the international community will have to recognise the new borders
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  25.  @markdeckard7651  Except he is wrong on most things
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  26. @ He is obviously unemployed
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  27. American debt is 130% of its GDP household debt in America sits at 17.3 trillion dollars credit card debt at 1.3 trillion . American debt increases by a trillion dollars every 100 days . But America doesn’t have a debt crisis and Russia does Your narratives don’t add up
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  28. The Russian economy before Putin was in tatters . It’s GDP tiny to what it is now . 8 million excess deaths due to poverty and alcoholism A war in Chechnya the Russian military in ruins . Living standards third world . He deserves credit . And it is you who doesn’t know what went down
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  29.  @ronaldaddison2146  millions of homeless in the west . Every country in massive debt . And you chuckle at Russia lol
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  30.  @wisenber  like they did in Canada to the truckers ?
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  31. No it’s not . Pre war Germany had massive debt and hyperinflation
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  32. The Ruble has gone down as it does every year at this time . Because of Xmas spending which is usually imports this increases inflation which pushes down the Ruble . No big deal it will correct in the new year . The American dollar is stronger because Trump won the election . All other countries currencies weakened too not just the Ruble . With sanctions on Gazprom It has limited other countries ability to buy oil this effects the Ruble “ temporary “ . The Russians are no longer part of the dollar system didn’t you notice ..?
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  33. @ No they wouldn’t because they get paid in Rubles . That’s like saying the Japanese would swap the yen for the dollar If the dollar was involved in Russian system the sanctions would have destroyed the economy
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  34. @ The price of the Ruble is 94 . It is getting stronger . Where is the collapse Mark promised ?😂😂😂. Two weeks ago the Ruble was 114 The reasons the Ruble weakened were only temporary 😁
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  35. They are not they use Rubles . That’s what Russians get paid in
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  36. The Ruble has actually gained strength over the past few months . It is also still used for trade internationally
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  37. Hoping the Ruble will collapse based on a hatred of Russia is not being rational . Of course it will recover
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  38. If the Russians were in Mexico had trained the drug cartels into a formidable army then helped them fire missiles into America . Are you telling me the Americans would be calm about it ?. They would invade Mexico just like Russia has invaded Ukraine but more violently You talk nonsense
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  39.  @andrewbrock4636  Go back pre invasion to2014 . Then you will see the reason for Russias actions. Then learn of the situation in the Donbass after 2014
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  40. @ They launched attacks on Russian Ukrainians in the Donbass after 2014. That is one reason for Russias actions in 2022
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  41.  @andrewbrock4636  Learn about the Donbass situation
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  42. @ shelling it for 8 years
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  43. @ There was coup in 2014 then a civil war between Ukraine army and separatists . The separatists broke away from Ukraine and became Russian citizens . The Russian government was then asked to protect the Russians in the Donbass . Which they did according to article 51 of theUN charter . The article nato used to create Kosovo
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  44.  @andrewbrock4636  you do know many Ukrainians fought with the Nazis in WW2..? And you support them ? Shame on you
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  45. @ That’s because they are still buying Russian oil and gas. Sanctions loopholes everywhere . The contracts with Russia expire in 2025. Then what ?
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  46. @ where did Europe get all that gas and oil from ? It got it from Russia . Russia is still supplying energy to the EU until 2025
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  47. Russia is only spending 6% of its GDP on the war . Very Sustainable. Remember when they said the Ruble will be rubble the economy would crash Putin would be overthrown , Crimea would be taken back ? Nothing happened . And nothing will happen you desperate creature 😅😅
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  48.  @pgr3290 Russia is not dependant on the western banking system which is collapsing. Russia spends 6% of its gdp on the war . Nothing . Turkey just joined BRICS . Would it do that if it thought Russia was in trouble ?
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  49.  @pgr3290 Russia has many more commodities than oil and gas. Oil and gas will always be in demand . Especially if there are shortages caused by war in the Middle East . Russia can’t lose . Oil and gas price is low they sell more . Price is high bigger profit
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  50.  @mzsov  Russia is only spending 6% of its GDP on the war . 40% of its military budget . Very sustainable
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  51. It’s not a free market it’s totally controlled . Markets are rigged in the west ruled by money printing and debt
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  52. It was a 100 to the dollar in 2023 . Did the economy collapse ?
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  53. Marks credibility is falling the fastest
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  54. Chinese growth 2024. 4.9% Russia 3.9% America. 2.8% UK. 0.5% I think other countries have much bigger problems
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  55. You are spinning a conspiracy theory . There is no evidence Russia wants to invade Europe . How would they benefit . Europe has no natural resources , no manufacturing and a hostile population. If they wanted to invade Europe they wouldn’t go through Ukraine they would march to the polish border via Belarus . Very easy . Your contradiction is that you claim Russia is on the verge of collapse and its army weak and yet somehow they are a danger to Europe and the world . That doesn’t add up
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  56. Russia will just grind on they don’t care if there is a deal or not . Wise for Ukraine to surrender to Russian terms . Otherwise they will lose more land and their position will deteriorate further
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  57. Ruble and Russian economy did not collapse as you predicted .
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  58. It’s not a war economy . Russia only spends 6% of its GDP on the war . Ukraine over 40% of its GDP . Now that is a war economy
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  59. @ The main currency used domestically in Russia is the Ruble . You should research how the Ruble / yuan trade deal works before commenting. Russia and China are dedollarising their entire economies .
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  60.  @chriszenko3598  Why keep fighting when just agreeing to be neutral means peace
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  61. @ Russia has become very independent in all matters of production including oil production. If they can produce sophisticated weapons I think they can produce anything technologically . In some areas they are well ahead of the west . The sanctions have actually helped Russia Your information is very dated . Russia is having an oil boom in 2024 . Russia is only spending 6% of its GDP on the war 35% of its military budget .
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  62. @ Irrelevant . All currencies fluctuate . The Ruble is stronger than the Japanese yen and many other currencies. Many countries now trade with their own currencies ,Russia and China trade with Rubles and yuan for 75% of their trade . India Ruble and Rupee . Get informed It is the dollar that is being dropped
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  63. You never mention BRICS . If you do your narrative that Russia is isolated would collapse. Russia is weak , isolated its army poor . And yet they are a threat to Europe and the world . None of that adds up You also fail to mention that when using PPP Russia has the fourth biggest economy in the world . Its army has just been named the worlds best by Firepower You also never mention Americas drive to control the world and be the number one power .
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  64. @ They are not trying to capture Kiev . And Russia has taken 1000 square kms of land in the last two months . And they are only using a fraction of their army in Ukraine
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  65.  @Ma-official_  And what do they say Ukraine losses are using those methods ? Let me guess 31,000 ?
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  66. Nato has the biggest hat and it needs filling with cash all the time. Western media fully controlled and owned by a handful of people . Fake news indeed . This is the main source Mark uses for his predictions in regard to the Ruble and Russian economic collapse . Which never seems to happen . He uses normal economic fluctuations as a sign of impending doom . Quite funny
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  67. @ Personal army ? The wage for the average Russian soldier is 2000 dollars a month plus fringe benefits
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  68.  @NurgulArar  to what degree is that ?
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  69. Nato needs to get out they are the root cause of this conflict
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  70. Pokrovsk is now surrounded and doomed . Russia has always been open to negotiations . Russia initially went into Ukraine with 100,000 troops . They could never take Kiev with that small number. That proves Russia had no plans to take Kiev or large parts of Ukraine You neglect to mention the 2014 coup , the breaching of the Minsk agreement by Ukraine at the behest of the west . Those are the reasons for the situation in Ukraine now .
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  71. The EU is not great . Its economy is in collapse .Each country in it is mired in debt and corruption . They try and overturn election results because their stooges lost ( Georgia
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  72. Wrong . Countries like China , India , Iran , Brazil and others accept the Ruble for trade
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  73. @ China is also getting rid of its dollar reserves . When they trade with Russia they trade in Yuan and Rubles exclusively . You need to do some homework
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  74. The Ruble is accepted by major economies for trade . China, India Iran and many others . Without Russian commodities the global economy would collapse . Russia insignificant ..? Lol The Ruble is holding up well despite sanctions both domestically and internationally with BRICS countries . BRICS never mentioned here because it destroys the narrative that Russia is in deep trouble economically
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  75. @ the list of countries joining BRICS is growing . That means more trading partners for Russia not less
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  76.  @edwardbernthal160  Do you think people trust the west ?😂😂
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  77.  @edwardbernthal160  If you live in Russia you should know better . I trust the truth. The yuan Ruble payment method used between Russia and China in trade is now well established . Same as the rouble rupee payment method between india and Russia has . Those who are saying other countries don’t accept the Ruble is totally wrong And Russian weapons sales have increased from 13 countries to17 in 2024
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  78. @ . The Ruble will be used domestically within Russia the new currency internationally . No one will want the dollar for sure A currency backed by nothing
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  79. @ A weaker Ruble is good for trade exports . Other advantages too . The Indonesian currency is one of the weakest in the world , far weaker than the Ruble . And yet Indonesia has the 7th biggest economy in the world. How weak or strong a currency is when compared to the dollar doesn’t reflect the strength of an economy necessarily . Wishful thinking that the Russian economy will collapse because the Ruble is slightly weaker at the moment. Russia has won the war in Ukraine and humiliated the west get used to it
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  80. Pokrovsk is now surrounded and doomed . Russia has always been open to negotiations . Russia initially went into Ukraine with 100,000 troops . They could never take Kiev with that small number. That proves Russia had no plans to take Kiev or large parts of Ukraine You neglect to mention the 2014 coup , the breaching of the Minsk agreement by Ukraine at the behest of the west . Those are the reasons for the situation in Ukraine now .
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  81. And the west Is evil . Supporting people who wave swastika flags is evil
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  82. Ruble was 94 to 1 today . Already recovering
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  83. @ Tell me where I’m wrong
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  84. All the armchair warmongers want the war to continue . Even as Ukraine prepares to draft teenagers . Zelenskis approval rating is 14% no wonder he is scared of elections
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  85. @ Russia is doing better than most other countries these days by far . Fourth biggest economy in the world .When Yeltsin took over Russia became capitalist It failed under the capitalist system
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  86. @ The value of the Ruble at present is just fine . I’d worry more about the dollar
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  87. That’s why he’s an unemployed economist
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  88. BRICS countries will not be in the western system soon . What happens in western financial system is irrelevant. You don’t know anything about the subject
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  89. @ You think there is transparency in the western system ?😆😆
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  90.  @ArnoSchlick  My information on the economy comes from western sources . Easily verified. The reason the Ruble is down is because of the factors I mentioned . Trumps election win strengthened the dollar at the expense of all other currencies not just the Ruble Increased spending on imports by the Russians which is inflationary . And Gazprom being kicked off swift which effected oil prices and thus lowered the price if the Ruble . All these things are temporary will change in the new year Sorry to smash your dreams of a Russian economic collapse . Ain’t happening
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  91.  @ArnoSchlick  Russia sinking ship had 4.9% economic growth in 2024 . America 2.8% Russia went from sixth biggest economy on Earth to fourth replacing Japan and Germany .Russia commodities superpower will never be short of customers . If the Russian economy sank so would the global economy . Countries will happily trade in their own currencies till the dollar goes away. Tariffs will backfire on Trump . Will massively increase inflation in America and cut jobs
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  92. @ All temporary . The Russian economy is strong
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  93. @ it will recover in the new year . You are being duped
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  94. @ Russian eggs are the cheapest in the world . All Russians have just received a pay rise . The Ruble will come back in the new year . You are being duped
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  95. @ America inflation on electricity is 31% housing 39%. The whole world is in inflation . Russian inflation no worse than America or Europe . In fact lower
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  96. @ America does nothing but print dollars . That’s why they are 36 trillion in debt . Russian debt 300 billion. Russian inflation is lower than Americas . Inflation on electricity in America is 31%. Housing 39%
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  97. @ But the price of eggs in Russia is the lowest in the world. Butter is expensive other products are a lot cheaper than in the west
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  98.  @knightsnight5929 They are joining BRICS because they are failed states created by the west .
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  99.  @ArnoSchlick how do you know what the long term price of the Ruble will be . Today it Is 94. Where is the collapse you promised 😂😂
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  100. Not happening. Denial is indeed a bad thing . I wish you luck in your recovery
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  101.  @stephenthomas3085  Yes I wish you luck in your recovery
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  102. America is no friend of Ukraine . Do you think prolonging the war helps Ukraine ?
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  103. Except it won’t be happening. Russian media while a lot better than western media is still tabloid to a degree
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  104. All agreements with Russia from 1994were deemed null and void once nato entered Ukraine and Ukraine lost its Military neutrality . That includes the Budapest memorandum
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  105. The tariffs will backfire . Will just increase inflation and cost jobs . EU gas crisis looms was well 🤭🤭
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  106. The Ruble is going nowhere . Even now it’s getting stronger and will strengthen further after Xmas when imports drop Gazprom gets around being taken off Swift and the Trump effect wears off I would be more a worried about the dollar . Countries are dropping it for trade and using their own currencies . And there’s not a thing Trump can do about it
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  107. @ You are smelling it strongly on your side . Reality will be your teacher. The Ruble strengthened a little more today 104 . In 2022 it was 133 and still no collapse. The Ruble still has economic infrastructure . Whoops
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  108. @ Russia has more economic infrastructure now . Whoops Since Russias hypersonic missile strike several weeks ago there hasn’t been one storm shadow ATACMs attack into Russian territory. I wonder why ? Whoops
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  109. Ukraine is not independent if it depends on the west . There would be no war in Ukraine if not for western meddling
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  110. @ . Not enough to supply the entire EU and way more expensive than getting it from Russia . In fact the EU is still getting oil and gas from Russia . That is why the storage tanks are full
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  111.  @verttikoo2052  Most of it did not come from those countries
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  112. More false hope . BRICS is Russians counter measure . No country is in more trouble than America . Massive debt , real inflation over 20% social unrest
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  113.  @blazej799  The war has been going for nearly three years . What does a year ago mean ?
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  114. @ Russia doesn’t need help . I am against the pushers of false hope who keep the war going . Every day Is more lives lost Anyone with any military understanding knows that there is no way Ukraine can win . Russia too big too powerful with an endless supply of weapons , ammunition , troops and if need be nukes It’s all based on an irrational hatred of Russia . Anything with an irrational base is doomed to fail
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  115.  @alexb7529  Russia spending only 35% of its military budget on the war . Very sustainable
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  116.  @tomhopwood8896 no mention of it even in the western media because it is a non event
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  117. The Ruble is doing just fine. Comparison to the dollar is meaningless as Russia doesn’t operate in the dollar system anymore
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  118. America collects 2.4 trillion in tax every year . One trillion to service their immense debt . One trillion to fund the military Leaves 400 billion for everything else . What happens when it costs 1.4 Trillion to service the debt ? No money left for anything BRICS countries will take Russian Ruble You are projecting . America is the one in trouble and you project it onto Russia Russia has predicted growth of 4% for the next year . And has been promoted to fourth biggest economy in the world by the IMF and the world bank I have never heard such gibberish in my life coming out of an economists mouth . You should be ashamed of yourself
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  119. Why do you hate the Russians so much ? You forget that nato expansion has caused the conflict and the coup in 2014 And there is no way for ukraine to win. Russia too big too powerful.
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  120. Name any war America won after WW2 even against weak enemies . Got their butts handed to them in Vietnam and Afghanistan. Drew in Korea . Couldn’t control Iraq . Their proxies in Georgia , Syria lost Your predictions are laughable. The Ukraine war will be over by Xmas . Your nonsense about 2025 or 2026 are fantasy
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  121. Except what he says is inaccurate. He never mentions BRICS . The existence of BRICS makes his predictions irrelevant Cheering on a Russian collapse which would also collapse the global economy is the epitome of stupidity
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  122. What happened in America during the recent hurricanes . Complete disaster with hundreds dead . And the bridge collapsing a year ago still not cleared up and will be years before it is replaced
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  123.  @AndrewFischer-sz5cb  Russia is the biggest energy exporter in the world. I don’t think they have an energy shortage in Russia . In Ukraine? Oh yes
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  124. @ the opposite actually . For informing
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  125. @ Russia is a commodities super power . They have stuff the world needs and wants . That gives it the whip hand Without russian oil , gas , etc the global economy collapses It is America and the west That’s in trouble . No natural resources , no manufacturing and massive debt . That trifecta usually ends empires
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  126.  @ronaldaustin9138  China is the biggest economy by far . And the American economy is fresh air . It is based on consumerism not production Not upset even when dealing with the misinformed .
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  127.  @shaystern2453  Russian supermarkets are full . No need for eating pets
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  128.  @runrau9275  Nato has to get the hell out of Ukraine . They started the war to try and destabilise Russia and overthrow the government They really want Russias natural resources
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  129.  @Osss-u2g  you are forgetting that Russia is part of BRICS and BRICS has its own banks . Th drop of oil will mean bigger sales for Russia You are basing your predictions on conspiracy theories . You were predicting that Russia Ruble and economy would collapse two years ago Didn’t happen . Russia is a commodities super power . Always have something to sell and that everyone wants Your western services economies are doomed because they produce nothing to sell .
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  130.  @Osss-u2g  Ukraine will not exist as a country after the war . The west will leave it out to dry once there is no Money in it . If Trump gets in the money train will stop in a few months time
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  131.  @ENGRAINING  Russia has a fleet of nuclear ice breakers that no other countries have . If they can drill for oil in Siberia they can drill for oil anywhere .
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  132.  @Osss-u2g  The Ruble is doing just fine in Russia
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  133. @ They just had the BRICS summit in Russia . 30 world leaders attended from the biggest economies eg India , China , Brazil to name a few. Isolated ? I think not Bragging is for the Americans to do I’m not taking their word for it. I’m taking the word of the IMF and world bank who calculate such things as economic growth etc
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  134.  @mrq6270  China pays Russia in yuan then Russia converts that into Rubles . A brilliant solution that defeated sanctions . Every country that trades with Russia does the same with their currencies. . And Russia rakes in the roubles Russia pays China in Rubles then China coverts it to yuan That’s how it works . Also means less use of the dollar Another backfire for western sanctions
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  135.  @jonnyhammerwielder3951  The BRICS summit just concluded actually . Are you saying it didn’t happen ? 30 world leaders attended . Are you saying they didn’t ? Did you vote for Harris ? You are having a bad night 🤣🤣
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  136. The Ruble in 94 today . Where is the Collapse you promised ? 😄
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  137. The Ruble did not collapse Mark . Neither did the Russian economy . The war was forced on Russia now they set the conditions for peace . I think that’s fair
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  138. @ ? The clown army has made a clown out of nato
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  139. @ but it is a very important 1000 square kms in Ukraine strategically and economically. And what troops Russia has lost Ukraine has lost far more
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  140. @ How did you guess I am Indian that is amazing ? . You are true racist oracle
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  141.  @Ma-official_  just a slight alteration Russian deaths 72,000. Confirmed by mediazona and the BBC Nato deaths 0 ? Comedy gold
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  142.  @Ma-official_  about 150,000 casualties is the truth
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  143. @ Well Mediazona and the BBC calculated Russian deaths by going on death notices throughout Russia . What methods do you use ? Obviously if there were massive Russian deaths it would be impossible to cover up that many funerals . It would be all over social media and it isn’t North Korea asked to be part of the war to give their troops battle experience. 10,000 Korean troops would make no difference. Russia has hundreds of thousands of reserves why would they need North Koreans? Just being logical
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  144.  @Ma-official_  where is your evidence for your claims ? The American institute of war is a neoconservative group and biased . What methodology do they use to calculate their numbers . ? What numbers do Orynx give for Ukraine losses ? And what is their methodology ?
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  145.  @Ma-official_  The American institute of war is a neoconservative group and not especially objective ? What was their methodology for reaching their conclusions If Russian losses were that hight they would have to mobilise again and they haven’t What does oryx say Ukraine losses are Mediazona whose numbers are also confirmed by the Pentagon papers calculate numbers based on funeral notices across Russia . Obviously in the day of social media and phone cameras it would be impossible to cover up mass funerals .
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  146.  @Ma-official_  when America invaded Iraq they did so with 39 other countries . North Korea is a Russian ally . Their presence doesn’t mean anything
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  147.  @Ma-official_  estimates based on what ? And what are their estimates for Ukraine losses ? The pentagon papers put Ukraine casualties at seven times higher than Russian
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  148.  @Ma-official_  I asked what methodology they use for calculating casualties ? Pretty simple question
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  149.  @Ma-official_  I got the name wrong but my description of who they are is correct . Who funds them ? I can tell you I just want to know if you know
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  150.  @Ma-official_  open source is not a totally reliable source . And what are their calculations for Ukraine losses using the same methods Or don’t they mention Ukraine losses . ? Logic would say that Russia would have had to fully mobilise if those losses were true . And they haven’t . Mediazona uses death notices across Russia to calculate losses . And also the Russians have the same access to the methods used by your sources as well, including satellite and drone footage
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  151.  @Ma-official_  Social media ? Where are all those Russian funerals taking place. Hundreds of thousands of excess funerals would be all over social media. And guess what they aren’t . That’s a big hole in your argument Your argument against Mediazona and the claim that Russian losses are not declared comes with no evidence at all
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  152. @ Of course all Russian losses are declared . It’s called death notices and funerals . That sounds like a conspiracy theory that Russia is keeping troop deaths a secret from their families . Absurd You offer no evidence that any of that is true As I said if it was true Russia would have to mobilise and they haven’t
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  153. @ increasing wages is a sign that the Russian economy is doing well . 10,000 North Korean troops will make no difference . 500,000 yes . The troops are there for training and battle experience Russia has been on the defensive for most of the war
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  154. @ Inflation in the west has higher inflation . Electricity 31% in America . Russia has inflation lower than the west, but It is not hyperinflation America has a 35 trillion debt with American debt growing by a trillion dollars every 100 days . No eat it can be paid back . Russia has no debt . I wouldn’t worry about Russia I would be more concerned about your own country if I were you
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  155.  @Ma-official_  in the last six months they have been on the offensive . The war is three years long nearly . So most of the time Russia has been on the defence. So Ukraine must have the higher losses going by your claim .
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  156. @ Their lines didnt collapse they withdrew . There was never major clashes in Kherson or Kharkov . Early in the war Russias didn’t have enough troops . They have enough now that’s why they are advancing They were using active defence . Defend and move forward when the opportunity arises. You have no understanding of manoeuvre warfare Read a book on it
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  157.  @Ma-official_  which Russian analysts would disagree with me . Name them ? The satellite images even show no major battles in the Kherson and kharkov regions . The Russians simply moved out of those regions because of troop shortages and the Ukrainians moved in If there were major battles there would by physical evidence of it and there isn’t . The Russians made a strategic withdrawal all part of manoeuvre warfare They left a small number of troops to hold the lines while the manoeuvre was accomplished . Ukraine had huge losses before the withdrawal
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  158.  @philippeovart3654  Now Trump is in the funding will end . The end. And it’s KIEV
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  159.  @Ma-official_  Iraq had no air defence , airforce , navy or modern tanks and a conscript army . And the fighting was in non fortified open desert . Of course America took Bagdad in 22 days . Any modern army could have . lol You can’t seriously compare the Iraqi army with Ukraine army . Don’t be absurd
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  160.  @Ma-official_  taking Bagdad did not win the war . That’s when the war started. You can’t seriously be comparing the Iraqi army with the Ukraine army .? Don’t be absurd. The poorest country in the world is Afghanistan . How did America go there ? And Vietnam
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  161. @ K I E V
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  162. False hope
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  163. Russia has taken 500 square kms of land in the last four weeks. Write a poem about that
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  164. @ The media in the west is totally controlled and owned by a handful of people . Fake news it is indeed
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  165. The Budapest memorandum was not legally binding and was breached by America and Ukraine when they staged the 2014 coup . It was not ratified in 2014. So irrelevant The Ukrainians ended the friendship treat with Russia in. 2017 When nato entered Ukraine that broke all agreements with Russia which was dependant on Ukraine being militarily neutral
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  166. @ Let them think those areas are Ukrainian . It won’t change the facts on the ground . Some Hawaiians still think Hawaii belongs to the natives
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  167. @ It’s a very important strategic town . Very important . I suggest you research. Ukrainians wouldn’t be dying in their thousands to protect Pokrovsk if it wasn’t important You don’t guess in war . Maybe the Americans do that’s why they never win one Russia is only interested in taking pro Russian territory about 45% of the territory . The most important parts economically . Time is not a Factor . Russia has all the time in the world . They can keep the other 55% of Ukraine in the dark by taking out the grid permanently What I’m saying is that Russia has already won
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  168. @ They have no plan to capture the rest of Ukraine . They will just take the pro Russian parts the economic centre
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  169.  @PappaTom-ub3ht  Ukrainians wouldn’t be dying in their thousands to keep Pokrovsk if it wasn’t important
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  170. Chinese GDP growth for 2024 is 4.9% Russians growth is 3.9% American growth is 2.8% UK growth is 0.5% Just why should Russians be protesting ?
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  171. You are forgetting one thing BRICS
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  172.  @EconLessons A proper economist should be objective in order to make rational conclusions based on cold hard facts You have a hatred for Russia that makes all of your calculations biased and rather unrealistic even deluded
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  173. Mark doesn’t mention the Ruble anymore . Apparently it did not collapse after all 😊😊
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  174. Your weak point is ignoring BRICS . Russia has the full support of all BRICS countries . Its economy will not fail as the last three years show . And militarily way to powerful to lose
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  175.  @doncarlodivargas5497 Russia is dumping the dollar like many other countries . The constant money printing by America devalues the dollar . It’s heading to extinction
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  176.  @VladFlatten-tr6tu  Ruble is stronger than Japan yen. Russia and BRICS will use their own currency soon outside of the western racket banks
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  177.  @doncarlodivargas5497  Russia exports far more than it imports. Russia will be just fine. Russia has the commodities and the military power No Russia no China . And China knows it . The Ruble is stronger than the yen . Any concerns about Japan? You people shouldn’t worry your pretty little heads about it . Putin has got this Ruble is worthless compared to what ? The Ruble is still 39th strongest currency in the world When the Soviet Union collapsed the Ruble was three to one with the dollar . Far stronger than it is today yet the Russian economy collapsed You are placing too much importance on the strength of a currency . It doesn’t mean as much as you think . A weaker currency comes with its advantages
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  178.  @geoffreycodnett6570  Ukraine produces far more dead people .
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  179. @ the Power of sanctions usually backfires . They certainly have on Russia . Today Russia is far more independent economically while western economies are mired in debt , inflation and shortages Within Russia the Ruble is the main currency by the way and it works just fine The Russian people will not be effected by the drop in the Ruble which will be temporary anyway as they get paid in Rubles Any sanction that affects energy supply will result in energy price rise . More money for Russia
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  180. The Ruble is 99 today . Getting stronger every day as was predicted by those who know what they are talking about . Mark will ignore the Ruble and move on to something else . 😊
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  181. @ The point is the Ruble / dollar paradigm don’t matter seeing that Russia is no longer part of the western financial system The reality is the Russian economy is doing just fine and improving . 3.9% growth in 2024. America 2.8%
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  182. @ All currencies have lost value since 2022. Inflation is a global problem . Actually in 2022 the Ruble was 133. Now it is 99 You really need to research
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  183.  @bas779 The areas that are damaged are now Russia . No doubt the Russians will repair them
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  184. @ except he’s never right . He was talking about the Ruble collapse two weeks ago and it never happened . So he moves on to another subject . Ukraine will be lucky to exist after the war let alone get reparations
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  185. @ Africa is not lost . They are in BRICS . And Russia can still trade with them via other routes . Russia is far from exhausted . It is the west that is losing its energy
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  186. Russian Ruble connected to BRICS not western economies . You always ignore BRICS . If you knew your stuff you would realise the American dollar is the one in real trouble . Countries are ignoring it for trade . It is fading away Russian exports are not just oil and gas it is very diverse . Russia holds the power for they have something the rest of the world wants . If you make it impossible for countries to buy Russian energy their economies will collapse .because oil and gas prices will soar because of a lack of supply You people have no idea 😁😁😁
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  187. @ Those countries accept the Ruble in trade . It’s just a fact And that countries are dropping the dollar to trade in their own currencies . Another fact You can check it if you like . Even western sources will confirm it BRICS is never mentioned on this channel . Because it’s existence destroys all of his predictions
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  188. @ Explain where am I deluded
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  189. @ That’s you looking in the mirror . Here’s what you need 🧠.
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  190. So let me get this straight. Russian military budget is 145 billion annually . 35% of this is going to the war in Ukraine ( 6% of its overall GDP ) In 2025 the war will probably be over . And then Russia will have to increase its Military budget to 460 billion for some unknown reason . ? Why does Russia need to increase its military budget when its present budget is more than enough to cover the cost of the war ?
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  191. how many tanks did Russia use during the war over 100,000 .. 7000 did not make any difference . It’s the person driving the tank that matters and the quality of leadership and tactics Russian received 11 billion dollars in Lendlease . Britain 32 billion
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  192. Russia is less totalitarian than America or Europe
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  193. The federation will not crumble . Wishful thinking
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  194.  @volkerr.  Ukraine can never win . Russia too big and powerful
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  195. @ The Russian economy when using purchasing power parity is a lot bigger than Italy . Russia has the fourth biggest economy in the world. And is a commodities super power with the worlds leading army according to Firepower Italy ? 😄😄 You do realise that Russia is only using a small part of its military in Ukraine and spending only 6% of its GDP on the war Russia gets rid of its incompetent generals America promotes them
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  196. @ The Russian federation is not a collapsing Soviet Union . Your judgement is way out of date When using purchasing power parity Russia has the fourth biggest economy in the world. Much bigger than Italy Russian army has just been graded as the best in the world by Firepower You have so little information
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  197.  @marcuscole8796  Russian economy when using purchasing power parity is the fourth biggest in the world. Much bigger than Italy Russian army has been graded by Firepower as the best in the world Russia has no debt and is a commodities superpower . So much more than oil and gas And is not the Soviet Union
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  198. @ A few facts for you . The IMF has just upgraded the Russian economy to fourth biggest in the world and the biggest in Europe with a projected growth of nearly 4% for the next year . According to the Pentagon Russian army is far stronger now than before the war Russia is a commodities superpower so much more than oil . And most importantly no debt The west survives by printing money which increases debt and inflation . And there is no way to pay it back .
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  199. @ Russia has just been upgraded by the IMF to fourth biggest economy in the world and the biggest in Europe with projected growth of nearly 4% over the next year . Russia has no debt and is the biggest commodities producer in the world. So much more than oil and gas
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  200. @ He is being overpaid
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  201.  @veikovasko5603  under western backed Yeltsin that happened . Putin has turned it all around
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  202.  @zuricrqsatlz9145  In America they have had food stamps for years
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  203. @ You are deluded . Russian economy during Yeltsin years had hyperinflation , massive poverty , a tiny GDP 8 million excess deaths . Yeltsin. Was drunk throughout . He privatised the economy and sold Russia off to the highest bidder . Putin restored Russia no one else Whatever you are on I suggest not taking it
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  204. @ And Yeltsin made it worse . Privatised all public assets let western corporations and Russian oligarchs loot the country while being drunk 24/7. Putin stopped the rot and rebuilt Russia . That’s why is approval rating is over 80%
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  205.  @patrickburnand1404  The collapse continued under him. It was Putin who restored Russia
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  206.  @patrickburnand1404  Yeltsin made it worse
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  207.  @andrewkingdon2000  Russia is a little different now . They have potato and many other vegetables . You ever thought of upgrading your ideas to 2024?
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  208.  @Crazmuss  The American government blocks RT and Russian athletes from competing
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  209.  @kirmowilen2340  But you didn’t burn them when you were in Russia ? Doesn’t that tell you something ?
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  210. And dying and losing more land . Why don’t you volunteer and go to the front ?
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  211. Not talking about the Ruble anymore I see ? Let’s talk about the EUs energy supply collapsing instead . And the UKs GDP growth for 2024 being 0.5%. Much more interesting
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  212. @ Nothing to do with Brexit . Being part of the EU which is also falling apart would not have helped
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  213. @ Still need gas and heavy crude for heavy industry and transport . They are doomed without cheap Russian energy
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  214. @ Tell me the economics of how being part of an economy ( EU) that is also failing, helps the UK . .?
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  215.  @Matthew_Loutner  I hope that economics course you did was free. Otherwise I’d ask for a refund I don’t need to know more than your professors Matthew . I just need to know more than you at the moment
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