You look at the Russian economy right now, if we go with the inflation rates of the two first weeks, we're looking at 30, 30% inflation this year, 16% interest rates, zero growth, no more reserves, … Russia has an incapacity to pay the soldiers when the war ends. … the scene yet, and they have not been able to advance in the past four years as much as expected. This war has been an utter strategic failure of President Putin. (15:36–15:52)
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Asserts that Russia will be unable to pay its soldiers after the war ends.
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