Is Russia's endless war a self‑inflicted economic suicide?

[CrownDog]

With the sanctions squeezing their liquidity and the talent drain hitting their tech sector hard, it really feels like they're wrecking their own future. Do you guys think they pivot to crypto to skirt the banking system or is the whole economy just gonna crash? Seems like a massive self-own.

 

[AceFair]

I think its a mix of both self-inflicted and external factors, their aggressive invasion of Ukraine has led to severe sanctions from the west which is crippling their economy but their own mismanagement and corruption has been going on for years. This war is just a catalyst for the economic collapse, it's a matter of when, not if.

 

[steam18]

I think Russia's war in Ukraine is more a desperate attempt to distract from internal issues and gain leverage on the global stage than a well thought out economic move. Sanctions might be crippling their economy, but their war drive just keeps piling on costs, lost resources, and international isolation. It's hard to call this a deliberate economic suicide when it feels more like a reckless gamble.

 

[AminoZavr]

Definite economic damage, but calling it suicide is a stretch given they're pivoting trade to the East and using crypto rails to dodge sanctions. The sanctions seem to be hurting Europe more than Russia right now, honestly.

 

[12ark]

I think that's a fair point, their economic sanctions have been crippling but it's the war itself that's draining them dry, the endless conflict is diverting massive amounts of resources that could be used for more important domestic things.

 

[irre]

Hard to call it suicide when energy exports are propping them up, but their tech sector is absolutely rekt from the sanctions. Long term though, the economic outlook is looking super bearish with all the brain drain.

 

[artemiosochi]

Honestly, it feels like a slow bleed rather than an instant suicide, especially with energy revenues still flowing for now. But cutting themselves off from Western tech and capital markets is gonna gut their modernization efforts long term.

 

[viklev]

It’s looking like a massive slow burn for their tech sector with all these sanctions. Losing access to western hardware and dev talent is gonna brick their long-term growth, no cap.

 

[AddWenger]

It’s a massive gamble with the sanctions on tech and chips, but they’re surviving by pivoting oil sales to non-western markets. Hard

 

[kot'a]

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[Weylis]

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[joom]

It’s definitely a massive short-term hit, but underestimating their ability to pivot to crypto and non-western trade is a mistake. They’re basically forcing a hard fork on their economy to bypass sanctions, so it’s more of a desperate rebranding than total suicide.

 

[JaJaBink]

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