Russia’s economy is teetering on the brink of collapse, with industrial production taking a nosedive and major corporations initiating widespread layoffs as the impact of a three-year war with Ukraine inevitably hits home.

  • @some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    32 days ago

    Putin can’t have all those soldiers die and not have anything to show for it. People would be too angry. Between the deaths and the austerity, he’s in a bind and has to justify the hard times.