Posted on 06/28/2025 9:28:46 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Housing and utility bills in some parts of Russia are expected to soar by up to 25% as the country's economic meltdown worsens. Russian media reports that tariffs on housing, gas, water and electricity will go up by an average of 11.9% on July 1, but some regions will see an increase between 23% and 25%. Mortgage rates have also soared to 25% in recent months. One Russian newspaper, translated into English by the BBC's Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg and shared on social media, says the increase will be "painful for many families".
The same publication reports the experience of a former Russian prime minister's sister, who has a monthly pension of 22,000 roubles (£203) but whose bills per month for a small, two-room flat amount to 18,000 (£166). This week's Russian media reports about the state of the country's economy come after a warning was issued that Russia's economy is on the brink of recession.
Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov delivered the warning at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the annual event in Russia's second largest city which aims to highlight the country's economic might and court foreign investors.
Russian business news outlet RBC quoted Reshetnikov as saying "the numbers indicate cooling, but all our numbers are (like) a rearview mirror". He said that "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".
(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...
Starting to look a lot like 1917.
“Trust nothing you see about Russia in a British “news” source.”
Article: One Russian newspaper ...
“...and yet he’s still at 80%”
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.
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.
“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.”
Oh Look! Another British Tabloid. Who’d have guessed it?
“..and yet he’s still at 80%”
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
Putin’s elbow cancer is flaring-up again. He’ll be gone in weeks!
Seriously, why do you adore Putin? He is a corrupt dictator.
Seriously, why do you adore Putin? He is a corrupt dictator.
“Oh Look! Another British Tabloid. Who’d have guessed it?”
When you cannot refute the facts, attack the messenger.
Seriously, why are you a troll?
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
Ducked the question. Speaks volumes.
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.
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
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.
Trust nothing from Russia and Russian sources
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