It's Over! Central Bank of Russia Gave Up Completely. - The Russian Dude

[TexasTowelie]

The myth of Russia’s “stable and resilient” economy is finally collapsing under the weight of its own numbers. Behind the Kremlin’s slogans about adaptation and control, Russian businesses are suffocating under record corporate debt, collapsing profits, and punishingly high interest rates, while the civilian economy is quietly sacrificed to keep the war machine running. This video breaks down why Russian companies are now spending nearly 40% of their profits just to service loans, why defaults are rising across construction, manufacturing, and services, and how almost 100 TRILLION rubles in corporate debt has turned borrowing from a growth tool into a survival trap.

As GDP growth flatlines and real investment freezes, Moscow continues to rebrand stagnation as “cooling,” even as more than a third of companies operate at a loss and civilian sectors are crushed by double-digit interest rates. Strip away military spending, and Russia’s economy barely moves. Sanctions, labor shortages, shrinking energy revenues, and budget deficits are no longer temporary shocks — they’re structural failures with no exit ramp.

Most revealing of all is the Central Bank of Russia itself. By cutting rates despite openly admitting inflation risks, rising taxes, fuel prices, and fiscal instability, the Bank signals something far more dangerous than economic miscalculation: political surrender. This was not a technocratic decision, but a forced one, as Kremlin pressure turns monetary policy into a tool for funding deficits and preserving the illusion of stability. With proposed laws allowing presidential control over currency restrictions, the last traces of central bank independence are being dismantled.

This video explains how fiscal dominance is replacing economic logic, why inflation risks are being ignored, and how the Central Bank is being positioned as a future scapegoat for a collapsing war economy. As civilian life deteriorates, the state increasingly relies on economic desperation to feed recruitment and sustain permanent war. What we’re watching is not a sudden crash, but a controlled unraveling — a system eating itself sector by sector. The real question is no longer whether Russia’s economy can recover, but how much damage will be done before reality can no longer be hidden.

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Propping up the value of assets to stabilize the value of the ruble isn't working anymore, and I seem to recall that

Russian gold, and other intangibles (like assets) are being sidelined for critical Russian needs (have been for a while), since the ruble is getting worthless.

I just worry about the impacts later, will Russia attack some of its wealthier neighbors to steal resources or bribe others ?

[dickthegrouch]

2. Can anyone else see the parallels with *rump's attack on the Fed?

It seems to me the exact same playbook is being used in the US, by only a slightly less demented 'leader'.