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TexasTowelie

(124,915 posts)
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 12:35 PM 6 hrs ago

Yes, Russia is Really Running Out of Money - Paul Warburg



Because of their war against Ukraine, Russia is quickly running out of money. There are now several indicators that things have reached a tipping point. Russia has lost the ability to fund military bonuses and pay in several regions, and they have simultaneously begun to sell off gold to curb inflation. The question to ask though is why didn't Russia sell their gold sooner, and how much do they really have left that they can sell? When we consider everything, we realize that Russia is far closer to ruin than even they may realize.
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Yes, Russia is Really Running Out of Money - Paul Warburg (Original Post) TexasTowelie 6 hrs ago OP
Which is why other oligarchs tried to take their money and run but Putin started killing them off ChicagoTeamster 5 hrs ago #1
This has been said in many ways in these YouTube videos since the Russians started it. When ??? Srkdqltr 5 hrs ago #2
Patience. TexasTowelie 4 hrs ago #5
But then we all know most of the YouTube stuff is bologna. Srkdqltr 5 hrs ago #3
It's likely not true. J_William_Ryan 5 hrs ago #4
And popsdenver 4 hrs ago #6
It's what's next that is frustrating. TexasTowelie 4 hrs ago #7
What i want to see is a bombing 💣 of Red Square. See one of those buildings go boom. Srkdqltr 3 hrs ago #8

ChicagoTeamster

(336 posts)
1. Which is why other oligarchs tried to take their money and run but Putin started killing them off
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 12:45 PM
5 hrs ago

He wants their money. But, as we learned from the Panama papers, Putin may have a lot of money hidden all over the world. But there's nowhere he can go where he won't be recognized. He needs Russia. AT this point, they may no longer want or need him.

Srkdqltr

(9,256 posts)
2. This has been said in many ways in these YouTube videos since the Russians started it. When ???
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:12 PM
5 hrs ago

J_William_Ryan

(3,259 posts)
4. It's likely not true.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:25 PM
5 hrs ago

And it really doesn’t matter.

The West needs to stop perceiving Russia/Putin from a Western perspective concerning finances, economics, and the value of human life.

popsdenver

(1,360 posts)
6. And
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:46 PM
4 hrs ago

is anyone else worried what happens when any of these Sadistic, Narcissistic, Psychopaths reaches the end of their rope?????
Trump, Putin, North Korea, China, etc etc etc...??????????

TexasTowelie

(124,915 posts)
7. It's what's next that is frustrating.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:58 PM
4 hrs ago

I try to alleviate the worrying with hope that there are at least a few sane individuals around that will stop the evil.

Srkdqltr

(9,256 posts)
8. What i want to see is a bombing 💣 of Red Square. See one of those buildings go boom.
Sun Dec 14, 2025, 02:48 PM
3 hrs ago

Of course that's a shit idea

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