Putin ammette finalmente che l’economia russa è in difficoltà e cerca risposte, dopo che si sono accumulati avvertimenti su una crisi finanziaria | Fortuna
https://fortune.com/2026/04/18/russia-economy-contraction-vladimir-putin-financial-crisis-warnings-iran-ukraine-war-drones-oil-exports/
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>During a televised meeting on the economy Wednesday, he revealed that GDP shrank by combined 1.8% in January and February, adding that manufacturing, industrial production, and construction were negative.
>“I expect to hear detailed reports today on the current economic situation and why the trajectory of macroeconomic indicators is currently below expectations,” Putin said. “Moreover, below the expectations of not only experts and analysts, but also the forecasts of the government itself and the central bank of Russia.”
>Russian President Vladimir Putin made his concerns about the economy public as he vented frustration at aides and demanded they come up with solutions.
That meeting must literally look like that one meeting meme with the sensible opinion guy falling out the window…
What trump cards does Putin have left?
Tbh, I don’t get why he isn’t aggressively suing for peace.
A status quo ceasefire would give him a temporary victory without further straining the Russian economy. He knows that he has has enough stooges in Europe to reopen commerce with us and start re-investing in non-military sectors.
I strongly believe that Putin was really hoping for a quick war and a coup in Kyiv in Spring 2022 that would align Ukraine with Russia again and make Russia a dominant force in the world. He had no contingency plans and the longer he waited, the more Ukraine would be cut off from Russian influence.
I’m struggling to figure out any other theories.
How convenient for them, that Trump just eased oil sanctions…
Just get out of Ukraine and never come back…. With the Tik Tok mindset that many people have, they would forget you ever invaded Ukraine….
zzzzzz…….yawn…….zzzzzz……maybe end the war you started ?
So even with trump helping him out he still has a problem? I do hope so.
Come on, your buddy Trump helped you with the gas crisis… What do you want more?
Trump is doing all he can!
This one is a head scratcher for sure. What could explain this? COVID probably…
I’m gonna ask a question we’ll probably never get the answer to, but anyway.
During World War II, it is actually known that Hitler’s generals literally lied to him, either explicitly or by omission. Probably to stay in charge and/or alive. So, for at least the latter half of the war, Hitler made the decisions he made with completely wrong information. I don’t know how aware he was that he was misinformed by his own generals, maybe he suspected something to be wrong, maybe he had no idea and genuinely thought he could still come out on top in 1943-1944.
I am wondering if maybe Putin is exactly in the same spot. We know how he deals with people in general. He doesn’t trust anyone (he doesn’t let people near him, look at his meeting room in the Kremlin), he gets people killed if they do something he doesn’t like (windows, poison…). So. I know full well if I was a Russian general right now, I’d just tell him whatever to get him off my back, hope he doesn’t find out, and have an escape route planned if he ever DOES find out.
The article is titled “Putin finally admits”. I wonder if that’s true. I wonder if he’s known this for a long time, and actually “finally admits” it. Or if he genuinely had no idea (mind you: if that’s the case, it’s literally his fault), got hit right in the face by an uncomfortable truth that had been hidden from him, and is now fuming on the inside because he sees no way out of this or something.
No worries, the US administration will come up with a solution soon to save them from a disaster.
Wow, it’s almost as if actions have consequences.
No one could’ve possibly foreseen that throwing your whole military at a meat grinder would be a bad economic decision. And holy shit, 200,000 young physically fit people will not be coming home to help rebuild the economy.
so FUCKING STUPID.
Vladimir Stupid. Vladimir Poopin.
Another billionaire dick bag living large while his people starve.
When do we admit, this is a global class war.
Russians either win wars or they lose them decisively, there is no in between.
>Following Putin’s scolding of his aides on Wednesday, the central bank chief said Thursday that Russia’s unemployment rate remained at a historic low of 2% as the war created a lack of available workers, forcing employers to compete for staff.
This is a great article of what an overheating wartime economy looks like. This is a disaster waiting to happen. The war has tightened the labor market, with casualties and emigration reducing the available workforce. Businesses are not only competing with each other for workers, but also with the state, which is offering large bonuses to attract soldiers. Wages are rising, more rubles are circulating, and inflationary pressures are already visible, even if it remains at 6%. At the same time, unemployment is likely to remain low for a while, not necessarily as a sign of strength, but because of the underlying distortions. And they still need soldiers. Revenues are also under pressure as refineries and oil infrastructure are targeted, and rebuilding capacity takes time. There are so many imbalances in multiple areas, and they won’t be able to find short-term solutions. Bubbles will be created.