“The FSB and Roskomnadzor spy on regime dissenters”
The Russian budget for “Internal Security” like this has exploded, as has the defense budget since last year’s invasion.
Spending is way up, and revenues into the State treasury are down, wearing away the financial reserves that Putin built up for the war. They are on track to exhaust their National savings around Christmas, and the general economic effects on the Russian economy should grow significantly more pronounced next year, as they run out of real money, and have to just print new rubles.
Russia is on the road to becoming like North Korea - an isolated, militarized oppressive police state, with a low standard of living.
“Russia is on the road to becoming like North Korea - an isolated, militarized oppressive police state, with a low standard of living.”
Thank you, I do agree with your your comment.