Russia's economy is already suffering from their aggression

At least, that is what Russia would like to claim. Russia’s efforts to shore up its currency mask the profound economic disruptions and transformations that sanctions are unleashing within Russia right now. The West’s sanctions are isolating Russia, cutting it off from key imports that it needs for commercial goods and its own manufacturing to make its economy work. That means high-tech imports like microchips, to develop advanced weaponry. But it also means buttons for shirts.

Right now, there is “this false sense of stability,” said Maria Shagina, a visiting fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.

Russia is facing a deep recession, one the Bank of Russia says will be “of a transformational, structural nature.” The Finance Ministry has predicted the Russian GDP will shrink by about 8.8 percent in 2022. Inflation is expected to clock in as high as 23 percent this year. Russia is looking at a looming debt default. All of this will mean hardship for ordinary Russians, who are already seeing their real incomes shrink. Some tens of thousands have tried to flee, especially those in tech, prompting a potential “brain drain.” And these are the things we know; Russia will cease publishing a lot of economic data, a tactic, experts said, Moscow has used before to obscure the effects of sanctions.
 
You fucking idiot. Stop listening to Trump

Actual "dues" are relatively cheap and no one is behind on them. They cover operating expenses

What you are referring to is a promise to spend 2% of GDP BY A CERTAIN DATE on defense.

Most NATO countries are ahead of that goal. You can bet they'll make it ahead of time NOW
YOU FUCKING IDIOT.....they are not behind on them because they give proportionately too little to begin with you simpleton.
That is EXACTLY what Trump said to them in the first place you creatanous double tongued retard.....
That 2% was not enough not nearly enough for the amount of protection that they were receiving in the form of AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS.
Were were contributing up to fifty percent of NATO's operating budget. Supporting a defunct and redundant organization that is no longer a protector but instead has become it's own little supra-nation with expansionist goals.

For the period from 2021-2024, the biggest two contributors to this will be the US and Germany, each paying just over 16%.
The UK is to pay just over 11% and France about 10.5%.
The US used to pay more than 22% of these running costs.
But a new payment formula was agreed in 2019 to address complaints by the Trump administration about the burden to the US of supporting the alliance.
Don't let that 22 percent number fool you that was only the recorded money transfers to the Eurobanks handling the NATO payroll and expense account. We easily donated more than twice that amount to NATO countries in foreign aid packages, weapons gifts, and special cash funding.
So shut up you no nothing idiotic moron.

NATO is a useless money hole that causes more wars than it prevents.

JO
 
What, he's done with you already?

You must believe that sanctions are working.
Not only are the NOT WORKING they are also speeding up the transition to the YUAN as the replacement reserve currency displacing the dollar. Slowly but surely they are getting it done. This transition was suspiciously seamless for Russia almost as if they knew and expected every detail of it and had a plan ready.

JO
 
YOU FUCKING IDIOT.....they are not behind on them because they give proportionately too little to begin with you simpleton.
That is EXACTLY what Trump said to them in the first place you creatanous double tongued retard.....
That 2% was not enough not nearly enough for the amount of protection that they were receiving in the form of AMERICAN TAX DOLLARS.
Were were contributing up to fifty percent of NATO's operating budget. Supporting a defunct and redundant organization that is no longer a protector but instead has become it's own little supra-nation with expansionist goals.

For the period from 2021-2024, the biggest two contributors to this will be the US and Germany, each paying just over 16%.
The UK is to pay just over 11% and France about 10.5%.
The US used to pay more than 22% of these running costs.
But a new payment formula was agreed in 2019 to address complaints by the Trump administration about the burden to the US of supporting the alliance.
Don't let that 22 percent number fool you that was only the recorded money transfers to the Eurobanks handling the NATO payroll and expense account. We easily donated more than twice that amount to NATO countries in foreign aid packages, weapons gifts, and special cash funding.
So shut up you no nothing idiotic moron.

NATO is a useless money hole that causes more wars than it prevents.

JO
You fucking dope.

There is an agreement that NATO members will increase their military spending TO 2% by a certain time. They are all on track for that.

That is NOT “dues”. That is spending on their own military.

There are actual dues. They are minimal to cover operating expenses . No one is behind on them either
 
You fucking dope.

There is an agreement that NATO members will increase their military spending TO 2% by a certain time. They are all on track for that.

That is NOT “dues”. That is spending on their own military.

There are actual dues. They are minimal to cover operating expenses . No one is behind on them either
trump's goal was to weaken NATO. It was his promise to his pal, Pootin.
 
Not only are the NOT WORKING they are also speeding up the transition to the YUAN as the replacement reserve currency displacing the dollar. Slowly but surely they are getting it done. This transition was suspiciously seamless for Russia almost as if they knew and expected every detail of it and had a plan ready.

JO

The sanctions against Russia are so strong that Ruble jumped today to 5 year high. The sanctions are working as planned.

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Yes, dictatorships prop up their currency with mandatory economic hardships.

LOL no. Don't be stupid. You don't know the first thing about economics. Russia is doing fine, the US and Western Europe are imploding under crushing energy prices.

China has access to cheap energy from Russia and Russia has 3x revenues year over year due to higher prices.

Advantage, Russia-China.
 

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