Russia's Banks are Now Preparing for Sudden Collapse
Paul J. Warburg
32 min
Russia has entered an economic trap eerily similar to Nazi Germany towards the end of World War II. Russia is destroying its economic future by continuously degrading its system into a slow-moving car crash with no growth.
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Vladimir Putin
Chapters
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0:00
Russia's Economic Trap
The recent actions show Russia has entered an economic trap similar to Nazi Germany. Russia failed another bond auction because lenders refused to lend at acceptable interest rates.
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2:33
The Nazi Germany Comparison
Nazi Germany spent up to 75% of its national GDP on military by the end of the war.
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4:17
Unproductive Military Spending
Massive military spending invests money in resources that are ultimately going to be destroyed relatively quickly.
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16:37
Hidden Military Costs
Russia's true military spending is likely 20% to 30% of GDP when including hidden costs like bank loans for factories.
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21:52
The Only Funding Options
Russia must raise taxes or cut essential services like cancer treatment to fund its inflated military budget.
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23:49
The Inflation Lever
If other options fail, the central bank must print money, causing massive inflation and destroying savings.
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26:07
The Japan 1990s Parallel
Russia is facing a slow-moving economic depression similar to Japan in the 1990s rather than a sudden collapse.
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28:24
A Degrading System
Russia is destroying its economic future by continuously degrading its system into a slow-moving car crash with no growth.
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30:58
No Recovery Likely
Unlike post-WWII Germany, Russia will likely become a shell of its former self with no external aid to reboot its economy.
Key points
- 0:00
Russia has entered an economic trap eerily similar to Nazi Germany towards the end of World War II.
- 0:00
Russia failed another bond auction because lenders refused to lend at acceptable interest rates.
- 2:33
Nazi Germany spent up to 75% of its national GDP on military by the end of the war.
- 4:17
Massive military spending invests money in resources that are ultimately going to be destroyed relatively quickly.
- 16:37
Russia's true military spending is likely 20% to 30% of GDP when including hidden costs like bank loans for factories.
- 21:52
Russia must raise taxes or cut essential services like cancer treatment to fund its inflated military budget.
- 23:49
If other options fail, the central bank must print money, causing massive inflation and destroying savings.
- 26:07
Russia is facing a slow-moving economic depression similar to Japan in the 1990s rather than a sudden collapse.
- 28:24
Russia is destroying its economic future by continuously degrading its system into a slow-moving car crash with no growth.
- 30:58
Unlike post-WWII Germany, Russia will likely become a shell of its former self with no external aid to reboot its economy.
On the map
Who and where
Places · 7
- Russia 94
- Germany 20
- Nazi Germany 8
- Japan 8
- West Germany 1
- North Korea 1
- People's Republic of China 1
People · 1
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Vladimir Putin 2
President of the Russian Federation
Photo 1
1. Photo: Пресс-служба Президента России, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata · redrawn in our house style (Vladimir Putin)
Organisations · 1
- World War II 8
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