Putins unsustainable war economy can support the army but screwed Russias future|Owen Matthews

“Its just government spending of oil money on the war effort, the war has completely screwed Russia in terms of the future of development.”

Russias war economy will likely be able to support Putins invasion of Ukraine but has dashed future development and has made Russian finances unsustainable, writer, historian and journalist Owen Matthews tells Frontline on #timesradio

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