Be interesting to see a chart with Russia’s population decline since post-Soviet breakup.
Even with our current president, our incompetent congress, our industrial sector hobbled by often overzelous regulation, etc, our economy and people can still put their ass down like Mike Tyson slapping a 90 year old granny around.
For sure Wall Street is shorting the shiite out out of the ruble under Federale Reserve directions. European traders too. Soros was able to short the Pound all by himself so imagine what combined banksters can do.
This is all done due to Bad Vlad’s Ukraine invasion and to discourage him from going further.
Of course low oil price is also killing the ruble.
Let's see - $18 TRILLION in debt and no real way to pay it off. Just about every stat quoted for russia could be quoted for the US, especially if 0bama, his butt boy Boehner and McConnell stay in power.
“I wonder if their nuclear arsenal is in better shape than ours?”
Are you sure we still have a nuclear arsenal?
Yes it is, thanks to Comrade Obama.