Udate: Russia raises interest rates: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/15/russia-raises-interest-rates-to-12-after-ruble-plummets-a82150
Bank will discuss interest rate after high spending on war in Ukraine and drop in export revenues put further pressure on Russia’s economy.
Pretty sure Ukraine would be fine to go without reparations and Putin wants regime change. So an agreement that Zelensky leaves and there are new elections in Ukraine would be fine. He controlls all the media in Russia, so he could make that work.
However he does not want to do that.
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Open windows await him.