Russia economy meltdown as mortgage rates soar to 25% and pensioners 'struggle to survive'

Express UK ^ | 6/26/2025 | JON KING

[dfwgator]

Starting to look a lot like 1917.

[TexasGator]

“Trust nothing you see about Russia in a British “news” source.”

Article: One Russian newspaper ...

[TexasGator]

“...and yet he’s still at 80%”

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Given that Vladimir Putin’s grip on power is so absolute, it rather begs the question of why Russia’s longest-ruling leader since Joseph Stalin even bothers with elections at all. Not least because of the potential for civil disobedience they present in relation to his so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine, which may have led to hundreds of thousands of Russian casualties, by some estimates.

In fact, as the Guardian’s Moscow correspondent Andrew Roth outlines in this week’s edition, Putin views carefully rigged elections as crucial for legitimising his rule. To that end, he is willing to spend vast sums – upwards of $1bn, according to leaked documents – controlling the media and information spheres to ensure the Kremlin’s curated version of Russian domestic politics provides an illusion of choice while delivering an election outcome that serves the president’s needs.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/mar/14/putins-guide-to-rigging-an-election-inside-the-15-march-guardian-weekly

[BobL]

I know you guys want us to believe that Congress in the US is more popular than Putin in Russia - but WE ARE NOT IDIOTS.

[TexasGator]

“I know you guys want us to believe that Congress in the US is more popular than Putin in Russia - but WE [Russians?] ARE NOT IDIOTS.”

[FLT-bird]

Oh Look! Another British Tabloid. Who’d have guessed it?

[TexasGator]

“..and yet he’s still at 80%”

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This happens because, for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the annexation of Crimea made Russians feel like they were a superpower again (80% of respondents agreed with this statement in spring 2014). Most Russians are unable or unwilling to shake off the intoxicating illusion of national grandeur. Propaganda also keeps the nation from coming to its senses because it helps shift focus from one topic to another—from the annexation of Crimea to the wrongdoings of the Ukrainian army to the evil of the West and its sanctions, and so on. The spin-doctors are always on the lookout for new stories to keep the public’s attention from waning.

Another factor that helps guarantee support for the regime is that there are no real alternatives. As mentioned above, between one quarter and a third of Russians support Putin because there isn’t anybody else to compare him with. Independent candidates have no access to TV airtime, and their ability to participate in elections at all levels is seriously limited. The appearance of an alternative candidate can rapidly and radically change the situation. The 2013 Moscow mayoral elections are a good example of that: opposition candidate Alexei Navalny was able to improve his standing in the polls by several times in a matter of months, and he eventually took 27% of the vote. Almost half of Putin’s supporters are people without clear political opinions, who have little interest in politics. These people are particularly susceptible to the pressure of propaganda, their bosses at work, and local authorities. They are the ones who have neutral feelings toward Putin (“Can’t say anything bad” and “Can’t say anything good” about him). Overall, they don’t really care who they vote for.

https://carnegie.ru/commentary/60849

[PGR88]

Putin’s elbow cancer is flaring-up again. He’ll be gone in weeks!

[TexasGator]

Seriously, why do you adore Putin? He is a corrupt dictator.

[TexasGator]

Seriously, why do you adore Putin? He is a corrupt dictator.

[TexasGator]

“Oh Look! Another British Tabloid. Who’d have guessed it?”

When you cannot refute the facts, attack the messenger.

[PGR88]

Seriously, why do you adore Putin?

Seriously, why are you a troll?

[TexasGator]

Russia’s economy, buoyed for months by wartime spending, may now be teetering toward recession, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov said on Thursday, according to Russian media reports.

Speaking at the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Reshetnikov said: “The numbers indicate cooling, but all our numbers are [like] a rearview mirror.”

“Judging by the way businesses currently feel and the indicators, we are already, it seems to me, on the brink of going into a recession, he added, according to business news outlet RBC.

https://www.newsweek.com/maxim-reshetnikov-russia-economy-recession-warning-2088237

[TexasGator]

Ducked the question. Speaks volumes.

[FLT-bird]

When you cannot refute the facts, attack the messenger.

Attacking the messenger is exactly what y'all do when I point out that every time there's one of these "Its gloom and doom for Russia" stories, it comes from a British Tabloid.

[kiryandil]

     

[kiryandil]

To: TexasGator
Do you have to be an ass every day?
84 posted on 9/26/2015, 6:24:20 PM by Jim Robinson

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3341298/posts?page=84#84

[mass55th]

"Russia economy meltdown as mortgage rates soar to 25%"

It would do well for Russia and Ukraine to sit down and negotiate a peace deal before there aren't any more homes to live in, and the ones that are left, have no one to live in them.

[af_vet_1981]

Starting to look a lot like 1917.

Nonsense; in 1917 Russia was a British, French, and U.S. ally and the U.S. sent troops to help them stay in the war to fight Germany.

[blitz128]

Trust nothing from Russia and Russian sources