Russia Crumbles - Joe Blogs

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President Vladimir Putin has admitted that Russia’s economy grew by just 1% in 2025 — a dramatic slowdown compared with growth of over 4% in both 2023 and 2024. This marks a clear turning point for the Russian economy and raises serious questions about how sustainable the current economic model really is.

In this video, I break down exactly what Putin said, the context in which the announcement was made, and why the Kremlin is now openly talking about inflation, labor shortages, and the limits of economic growth. While the war economy initially boosted output, the data now shows that momentum has faded and the underlying weaknesses are becoming impossible to ignore.

I look at the key fundamentals of the Russian economy — including inflation, interest rates, employment, and growth prospects — to explain why the slowdown is not temporary, but structural. High inflation remains a problem, borrowing costs are extremely elevated, and growth forecasts for the years ahead are weak.

With the war in Ukraine continuing to place heavy strain on public finances and the wider economy, Russia is entering a far more difficult phase. This video explains why the era of rapid war-driven growth is over — and why the outlook for the Russian economy is now much more fragile.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 GDP
4:36 INFLATION
9:16 INTEREST RATES
11:14 E,PLOYMENT
13:27 KEY METRICS
15:30 COMPARISON

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1. Russian military losses are very high

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