Ruble Tumbles as Russia's War Economy Comes Under Increasing Strain

Friday, November 29, 2024

The ruble tumbled on Wednesday to its lowest level in over two years, as a mix of low oil prices, new sanctions against Russian businesses ...

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The ruble tumbled on Wednesday to its lowest level in over two years, as a mix of low oil prices, new sanctions against Russian businesses and burgeoning government spending on its war effort put ever-greater strain on the Russian economy.

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~ The noxious orange pedo ~

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-11-29 08:16 AM | Reply

Putin's praises his morbidly obese DNA receptacle.

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#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-11-29 08:22 AM | Reply

All this Drill, baby, drill' talk will be set aside after a phone call in the near future. Vlad the Wildcatter needs high oil prices to keep his economy and war machine going. Despite nationalization of much of the Russian oil industry, the cost structure is still high enough that lower prices because of greater US production will throw a wrench in the profitability of Russia Oil Inc ...

#3 | Posted by catdog at 2024-11-29 09:15 AM | Reply

"New Republican Slogan: Drill Baby Drill, Nyet!

#4 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-29 10:10 AM | Reply

Only real solution to Russia's & Ukraine's problems: Hang Putin; kill two
Solve 2 problems with one rope!

#5 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-29 10:16 AM | Reply

#5 Look at you moving into Twin/TT territory. I never doubted the hate in you Irma Grese, just how deep it went. One rope!

#6 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2024-11-29 10:31 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

If the ruble tumbles any more the orange diaper sniper may have to declare bankruptcy again.

#7 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-11-29 11:10 AM | Reply

" Look at you moving into Twin/TT territory. I never doubted the hate in you Irma Grese, just how deep it went. One rope!"

Putin is a mass murderer who has slaughtered thousands of men, women and children, wrecked the nation of Ukraine and is using hundreds of missiles right now to destroy the electric grid for the entire country of Ukraine to try and freee them in the upcoming winter. I will only correct my previous post by saying they should torture him unmercifully before they hang him. Hey, msybe he'll shoot himself in the head like Hitler did, we can only hope!

#8 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-29 01:36 PM | Reply

Where's EFFETE to spread russian propaganda about how strong the ruble is and how the sanctions aren't having any effect?

#9 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2024-11-30 09:36 AM | Reply