>>515763938 (OP)
"2 more weeks until total Russian collapse" has been the tune since 2014,
it's been 11 years now and only thing that seems to be collapsing is America
>>515763938 (OP)
russia gdp growth rate is volatile, went negative 3 times last 10 years, but overall it's holding up okay
its really supported by china and india, trade with china is 10% of gdp!
>>515764338
Yep same for China. Media says it's been in freefall for the past 20 years but over that time they've undergone a 1970s japan tier transformation while the US has gone from the most advanced society in history to a slightly richer version of Mexico.
>>515763938 (OP)
the entire war is not about russia, but about Europe
its about severing europes ties to Russia and render the entire continent economically dead and reliant on american energy imports