I'm waiting for Trump to send weapons to Russia at this point.

the price of oil is low and Russian refineries can’t refine and deliver vast amounts of oil due to attacks.

Though Russia has in the past found effective ways to get around what would have truly been crippling financial situations. They have been very resourceful in the past. It just gets harder and harder each time . They are just in a worse situation in all ways year on year.

This time they will get past it, but they are getting depleted. I just don’t see them ending the war until the choice is out their hands.

I was thinking the same thing, so I looked them up:

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/national-security-journal-bias-and-credibility/

I guess it's real. Just not popular.

The truth speaker.

Yes but sanctions take years to take effect because they accumulate over time.

They've been slow rolled which has slowed the effects, but Ukraine's "kinetic" sanctions have accelerated the effects back up.

Don't forget about Uncle Donny!

Why would they, though?

That was the most surprising thing I read in this article, though:

Even The People’s Republic of China (PRC), which was seen as a potential lender at one time, has turned down Russian requests for government loans.

I, too, am tired of these "any minute now" nonsense about Russia's potential fall. The problem with people is the craving for instant gratification and results. We're so pathetic in that regard.

People with longer optics will say that Putinist Russia will fall, but it will be at any time in the coming years. It's always a slow burn just like US decline since Iraq and Afgan war. Imperialist escapades will always have negative consequences to the imperialist state which reverberate across time. The only winner coming out of both US and Russian declines is China. Maybe India and Brazil will benefit from this as well. Perhaps Europe as well if Europe could decouple from the US in due time.

Always about to run out of money and need peace talks, yet also always ready to strike a sneak attack on all of NATO without a moment's notice.

Just as many as this is what will get taken down by lawsuits|investigations|scandals

Days is exaggeration, but there does seem to be mounting evidence that Putin may be looking for a way out of the war over the next year or so.

They can't print usdies or yuan. And they sure as hell can't make a microchip.

Oh joy, china will effectively own russia at some point without having to even have a conflict for it. I really dont want china as neighbour.

Yes, it does.

I haven’t seen that same willingness. China is willing to profit from Russia and wants a non-western aligned source of raw materials.

They seem to be giving just enough support to stop Russia from collapsing.

It’s possible for china to give Russia enough aid to basically cause Ukraine to capitulate. I just haven’t seen much to indicate anything near that support.

That money isn't free though. There are consequences attached to it.

Xi seems willing to prop up Russia indefinitely

Definitely not.

Remember: China wants it's former territories back that Russia took over during what China calls "The Century of Humiliation".

Xi wants Russia's war with Ukraine to continue for as long as possible, because the longer the war goes on for, the weaker Russia becomes, and the easier it will be for China to take back that territory.

I'd say since 2 months into the war.

Fuck Russia, fuck Putin, but those headlines can be interpreted as : "It's useless to keep fighting they're gonna collapse anyway". Sometimes I wonder if it's some astro turfing

Fun fact: The closest English equivalent might be "Roderick".

But names have a funny habit of doing that. Nothing for decades, then it becomes a fashion and everyone and their pets have the same name, and then back to obscurity again. Rinse and repeat.

Money is fictional anyways. If they want to, Moscow can print literally arbitrary amounts of Rubels. There’s no way they’re gonna bankrupt.

Germany printed more money during a certain world war...

It didn't work out great for them

If I’m not mistaken, their inflation and interest rates are already crazy high, nearing 20%. Yes, they can print even more money, but it won’t give them more resources from abroad, and they’re already nearing the point where they might spiral into hyperinflation.