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Related: About this forumRussia's Economic Crisis: The $395 Billion Debt Putin Can't Hide - Jason Jay Smart
This is not the sign of a strong nation. Its a warning of collapse.
In this deep-dive, Jason Jay Smart exposes the truth the Kremlin doesnt want the world to see:
How Russian citizens are drowning in unsustainable loans
Why Russian banks are facing a $25B liquidity crisis
How Putins obsession with war has triggered economic self-destruction
And what history tells us happens next when regimes ignore economic reality
From 1917 to 1991, collapsing economies have ended empires. Is Russia next?
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Russia's Economic Crisis: The $395 Billion Debt Putin Can't Hide - Jason Jay Smart (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Jun 2025
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in2herbs
(4,345 posts)1. Does this debt include the cost to replace the 40 planes they reportedly lost today? nt
TexasTowelie
(126,244 posts)2. It's consumer debt
so the answer is no.
red dog 1
(32,687 posts)3. K&R
Putin is a War Criminal!
(#PutinWarCriminal is trending on X)
