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Russland vor dem Kollaps. Mit Moritz Schularick
A European study indicates Russia's war economy is in its final stage, with the national wealth fund exhausted, a 2026 budget deficit already breached in Q1, and hidden state debt via the banking system reaching 50% of GDP. Economist Moritz Schularick discusses how Putin's system resembles a financial bubble on the verge of collapse.
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