Posted on 09/16/2023 11:14:02 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
The effects are being felt nationwide, with support for the war falling as Russians feel the financial pinch caused by sanctions...
"Western sanctions seriously disrupt the Russian economy. At the very least, they increase production costs for Russian enterprises," Sonin said...
"Sanctions cannot destroy the Russian economy — sanctions are not missiles or bombs — but they slow down the production and decrease the volume of what Russia produces," Sonin added...
On August 23, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported gasoline shortages at fuel stations across the country. This happened in the cities of Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov, Ryazan, and Novosibirsk, as well as in the Republic of Kalmykia.
Days later, on September 6, Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said these fuel shortages threaten to disrupt fall harvesting and sowing...
Wood-processing enterprises in Russia face a shortage of a crucial component for the production of plywood—phenol formaldehyde resin—and are urging the government to limit exports of the substance, daily newspaper Kommersant reported in May...
Cell-phone reception in Russia has been affected due to shortages of equipment and spare parts caused by Western sanctions, according to local media reports...
A spare parts supply crisis is brewing in Russia, with logistics companies facing a shortage of tires and lubricants for their imported tractors. This is because of Western manufacturers leaving Russia in response to Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, business news outlet Vedomosti reported in May...
The aviation industry has also been impacted by Western sanctions. Kommersant reported in May that, in 2022, Russian airlines performed 2,000 flights using Western aircraft with expired parts...
Western-imposed sanctions have also contributed to a ball-bearing shortage in Russia, which is having a knock-on effect on the production of military vehicles, analysts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. found in April...
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I have never read such fake garbage in my life.
Meanwhile let’s see the crime rate of moscow and st petersburg compared to chicago
No they aren’t. This is BS because the midget porn dancer is on his way back to beg for more US taxpayer money.
All this build up to look like victory so they can justify robbing the American people.
Why the heck hasn’t Putin won his stupid border war yet? Seriously!!!
The latest WESTERN MSM just stated Vlad had doubled his tank production….
Does this included shovels?
Because last spring that is all they had left to fight with according to these reports?
Looks like they’re ready to share with “Rocket Man” in North Korea.
The NORKs and Iran will resupply them.
The U.S. is pretty much running out of everything. Screw Russia and Ukraine.
Just another $6T of treasury debt could put the Ukrainian army over the top. Won’t know until you do it. Are you for Ukrainian peace and freedom [under the government of Black Rock] or are you not?
The probem here is that the outcome that everyone is hoping for is not actually one that is on the table.
The deep-state Uke propaganda is as thick on FR as it is anywhere else, even NY Times or WaPo - and that’s saying something.
I suppose its designed to appeal to the Pence / Romney globalist conservatives, if there are any left.
Looks like all of the Russia buster club are back on the clock. Putin’s cheerleaders should be along shortly.
So is it because of sanctions or is it supply chain issues?
Sorry, but I do not trust Newsweek to provide an honest answer to my question.
[So is it because of sanctions or is it supply chain issues?]
I’ll take “most working age men are dead or wounded” for a $1000 Alex.
You and NewsWeak make such a lovely couple.
Are there any left in Russia outside of St. Petersburg and Moscow?
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