Posted on 05/12/2024 7:39:02 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister on Sunday in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by trying to better utilise the defence budget and harness greater innovation to win in Ukraine.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the change made sense because Russia was approaching a situation like the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s, when the military and law enforcement authorities accounted for 7.4% of gross domestic product (GDP).
That, said Peskov, meant it was vital to ensure such spending aligned with and was better integrated into the country's overall economy, which was why Putin now wanted a civilian economist in the defence ministry job.
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You, get back in your cage. I’ll rattle it if I need you.
Have I mentioned that the best outcome of all would be to put both Pootz and Zel the Clown, each armed with a knife, in a cage for a death match, and as they're fighting, dump the cage in the deepest part of the ocean?
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