Putin Is Mortgaging Russia's Future to Pay for His War

Russia is mortgaging its economic future to finance Putin's war as oil revenue weakens, two-thirds of its regions face budget deficits, subsidized mortgages disappear, agriculture is threatened by diesel costs, and fuel shortages spread through Moscow, St. Petersburg, and dozens of other regions. Ukrainian strikes have damaged major refineries and logistics routes, forcing Russia to export raw crude for cash, authorize lower-quality gasoline, consider rare fuel imports, and strengthen air defenses around Moscow while the Kremlin loosens budget controls and considers lower interest rates that could deepen inflation. The evidence does not mean Russia will collapse tomorrow, but it shows a worsening long-term prognosis as the state sacrifices infrastructure, public finances, strategic resources, and civilian living standards to sustain the war. Chapters 00:00 Russia Is Mortgaging Its Future 01:29 Russia's Oil Windfall Starts Disappearing 03:35 Putin Exports Crude While Regional Deficits Soar 04:07 Mortgages and Agriculture Face a Breaking Point 05:38 Fuel Rationing Reaches Moscow and St. Petersburg 06:53 Russia Offers Strategic Resources to India 08:01 Bad Fuel and Central Bank Pressure 09:50 Russia Removes Limits on War Spending 11:03 Ukraine Turns Logistics Into an Economic Weapon 12:34 Moscow's Refinery Becomes a Systemic Target 14:28 Falling Production Creates Safety Risks 15:55 Russia May Have to Import Gasoline 16:41 Moscow Braces for More Ukrainian Strikes 17:39 Satellite Images Show the Refinery Damage 18:12 Why This Is Deterioration, Not Instant Collapse #ProfessorGerdes #Russia #Ukraine #RussianEconomy #Putin Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. **** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: **** Patreon:   / professorgerdesexplains   Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/profe... YouTube Channel Membership:    / @professor-gerdes   🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ ****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: **** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel):    / @gregterryexperience   Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-m... 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ **BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE ** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?ut... 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR