[BroJoeK]

"Rest of the world’s developed nations.
Hopefully Putin does mot choose to bankrupt his country like the rest of us are."

Russia's economy is already a complete wreck:

1. Russia's ruble is rubble, having lost over half its value since July 2022 and over 1/4 of its value 12 months ago.

2. Russia's inflation rate is well above the official 9%, with estimates as high as 75% for basic commodities since 2019.

3. Russia's government spending, approaching 40% of GDP, is nearly double the US, and of that 40%, about 40% is military spending -- meaning roughly 16% of Russia's economy is grinding away producing war materials that are quickly destroyed in Ukraine.

4. Russia's total exports and most notably, military exports, are down by over 90% from their peak before 2014.

5. Prior to 2022, Putin had accumulated a "war chest" of nearly $1 trillion, of which most (but not all) has been expended.
   What's left are rapidly shrinking reserves of gold and other valuable materials.

6. Russia's Ukraine War losses include:
   • ~800,000 casualties including 200,000+ deaths

   • 100,000 military vehicles & war equipment destroyed

   • Uncounted ammunition, fuel and other necessary supplies consumed or destroyed.

   • 2,000,000 Russians escaped Russia to avoid the war's consequences.

   • Significant but not yet crippling damage to Russian energy & transportation infrastructure.

How quickly can Russians recover after the war is over?

All depends on the conditions and terms when that happens.

[kiryandil]

Eggs in some parts of the US are $7.00 a dozen - IF you can get them.

I saw a grocery store yesterday that was completely cleaned out of eggs - and another shopper who heard my exclamation about the empty egg shelves told me that the local Walmart was cleaned out, too...