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Sanctions for the year could not significantly weaken the Russian economy, since it is the 11th economy in the world. And the most painful restrictions for Russia today were introduced only at the end of the last – the beginning of this year. Already, the Russian economy is beginning to face serious problems. Ivan Us, Candidate of Economic Sciences, spoke about this live on the FREEDOM TV channel.
“By and large, real sanctions began only on December 5 last year, when oil fell under the restrictions, and the basis of the Russian economy is oil, oil products, and gas. And now, on December 5, restrictions on oil are introduced, and on February 5 of the current year – on oil products … We see the indicators of the Russian budget for the first two months: the hole between income and expenditure is 2.6 trillion rubles. This is an indicator that the sanctions are working, ”the economist comments.
He draws attention to the fact that against this background, Russia continues to increase spending on the war and at the same time on propaganda so that the population does not have questions about the situation in the country. Because of this, there is not enough money for other areas.
“The Russian Federation puts everything at war. She decided to put everything in. And when you bet everything, you don’t necessarily win, you can lose, ”notes Us.
He emphasized that it is impossible to predict at what point the Russian economy will not withstand the pressure of sanctions combined with rising spending, but he believes that they are looking for this point: “the 10th package of sanctions is not enough – there will be the 11th.”
“This is a game for the long haul. And this game is designed for the fact that the moment will come when the Russian economy will definitely not survive, ”the guest of the broadcast believes.
