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gab13by13

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1. Russia's economy is so bad,

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 01:17 PM

Tuesday

that Putin stopped putting out 115 statistical categories beginning in 2026.

Putin's way to alleviate his horrible economy is to hide how bad it is. 1/3 of Russians have trouble providing food for their families, that was before Putin killed the statistics.

No stats for cost of dead soldiers, or how many soldiers.
No stats for wages, unemployment, number of people in prison.

Russia has become North Korea 2.0.

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Russia's Economy Is Eating Itself Alive! Russia is Closed for Business! - Silicon Curtain [View all] TexasTowelie Tuesday OP

Russia's economy is so bad, gab13by13 Tuesday #1

Just read that russia is selling more oil now than before their illegal invasion of Ukraine. The embargos don't work and yaesu Tuesday #2

Correct on one of your points -- Russia is selling a greater volume of oil than before the invasion, about 6%. TexasTowelie Tuesday #3

Maybe Putin will give Krasnov the OK to invade Iran gab13by13 Tuesday #4

A lot of their "sold" oil is sitting on ships at sea, in search of buyers. CanonRay Tuesday #5