In Russia, people are talking about the depletion of the economy due to the war
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Renat Suleimanov, a deputy of the Russian State Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, said that the Russian economy may not be able to withstand a prolonged war against Ukraine.
This is reported by the Telegram channel “Agency. News”.
According to the publication, this is the first time the Russian parliament has publicly spoken at such a level about the risks to the economy due to the protracted war.
Suleimanov said that the Russian federal budget is under serious pressure due to high spending on defense and security. According to him, about 40% of the budget is currently spent on these areas.
He acknowledged that military spending supports employment in the defense sector, but at the same time accelerates inflation and inhibits the development of other sectors of the economy.
The deputy also drew attention to possible problems after the reduction in military spending. This concerns the employment of people who currently work in the military and defense sectors.
Separately, Suleimanov mentioned the large costs of restoring destroyed territories and infrastructure.
As the publication notes, the deputy previously adhered to much harsher rhetoric regarding the war, but now his statements have become more cautious.
Against this background, in the Russian political environment, an adjustment in public rhetoric regarding the war and its consequences for the Russian Federation is increasingly noticeable.
Earlier, it was reported that the leader of the Russian communists, Gennady Zyuganov, stated the risk of a repeat of the 1917 revolution in Russia against the backdrop of economic problems and growing discontent.
As a reminder, Ukrainian special services have obtained recordings of telephone conversations of the head of the Central Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina , who in private gave extremely pessimistic forecasts regarding the stability of the Russian financial system in the coming months. These data differ significantly from the official Kremlin propaganda.