Will Russia run out of money before Putin can win in Ukraine?

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🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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We know the human cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine – with estimated fatalities reaching half a million. But what is the financial cost? Can Russia afford to continue this conflict – and for how long? Oxford Analytica senior Russia analyst and Eastern Advisory Group director Dr Richard Connelly speaks to Chris Jones in The Bunker. • “Before the war, the Russian economy had been through a decade of stagnation… it was not in great shape.” – Dr Richard Connelly • “A lot of Western sanctions have been designed to restrict the inflow of oil and gas revenues… But the Russian government has been resilient.” – Dr Richard Connelly • “If you look at the Budget, it’s a record amount of expenditure. They’ve never spent this much… What they’re saying politically, is that they are going up a gear with the war.” – Dr Richard Connelly www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Chris Jones. Producer: Eliza Davis Beard. Audio production: Jade Bailey. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Artwork by James Parrett. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.3	human life Russia's war in Ukraine has had.
1:14.4	US officials think the number of those killed could be around half a million.
1:18.1	But war also comes with huge financial burdens and that's what I want to focus on today.
1:23.7	Maintaining a wall for a long period of time is expensive, especially when most of the
1:28.7	rest of the world is against you.
1:31.1	But has this wall completely tanked the Russian economy? Or is it actually doing better than you might think? Joining me now to discuss this is Dr Richard Connolly, senior analyst covering Russia and Eurasia for Oxford Analytica and director of the
1:45.0	consultancy Eastern Advisory Group. Richard, welcome to the bunker.
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