Four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian economy is showing clear signs of structural exhaustion. The contours of a genuine economic endgame are coming into view for Russia. This is the finding of a new Kiel Report published by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics.
  • Vergissmeinnicht@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I guess only in my biased mind is a prediction about the future not a statement about the present.

    Learn about the flow of time.

    • Photonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Only in your mind is a statement not a statement…

      And at the same time a statement is a question…

      And maybe there are some flying pink elephants around there, who knows, there appears to be a lot of room.

      • Vergissmeinnicht@lemmy.caEnglish
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        2 days ago

        are some flying pink elephants around there

        Aye flying, or will fly?

        Since you can’t distinguish present from future

        • Photonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 days ago

          are catastrophically crippling

          Bonus from same article:

          “the facts are that, by any metric and on any level, the Russian economy is reeling“

          …

          is going broke fast

          …

          is spiraling

          …

          run out of money in 2024

          (Editor’s note: it is now 2026)

          • Vergissmeinnicht@lemmy.caEnglish
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            2 days ago

            Ok? Cherry picking much?

            That’s not the conclusion they reached, is it? That’s the observation they’re making upon which they base their conclusions. The conclusion they all reached is that it will have major impacts at some undefined point in the future. But that is inconvenient for the point you’re trying to make.

            And Deripaska, still, really? He only cares about his own pockets.

            (Editor’s note: it is now 2026)

            And I guess the editor is so far up his own ass, that he didn’t realize Russia has been in a recession since end of 2025?

            • Photonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              1 day ago

              LOL, these are literally in the titles of the articles. Except for the bonus one, which is the last sentence, in the last paragraph of the one with the headline.

              You won’t stop trying, will you? Hilarious man!

              he didn’t realize Russia has been in a recession since end of 2025?

              Is a recession the same as being out of money?

              And I thought questions were forbidden…

                • Photonic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  1 day ago

                  Hahaha so let me get this straight:

                  I said I will believe it when I see it, since I have seen people say things like the headline of this article for years

                  You: nah you haven’t.

                  I show you a bunch of headlines saying things like the headline of this article.

                  And your defense is: “click bait exists” ??

                  Hahahahaha just when I thought you couldn’t get any dumber –or more entertaining

                  • Vergissmeinnicht@lemmy.caEnglish
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                    18 hours ago

                    I said I will believe it when I see it, since I have seen people say things like the headline of this article for years

                    no you didn’t. Don’t lie.

                    I’ll believe it when I see it. I have been hearing this since 2022 and they’re unleashing more and more ballistic missiles on Kyiv every week

                    Also I never replied to that comment of yours, I commented to your Von der Leyen quote which you implied to be incorrect.