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Jan 22Liked by Sylvain Saurel

The Russian economy hasn't collapsed since the outbreak of the Ukrainian war but it does have its issues. Basically, those you mentioned here - inflation, the overblown military budget, and overdependence on other nations. There're people who live very comfortably there, though. But overall, the standard of living has gone down. Thumbs up for the article from a Russian.

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Thank you for your comment.

Since you are Russian, can you tell me what you think of Ekaterina Duntsova who was not allowed to run for president by the Kremlin?

She seems to want to create a party now. Can we fear that she will meet the same fate as all those who dare to oppose Putin?

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Jan 22Liked by Sylvain Saurel

Sylvain, I've never heard of her. While I read Russian news every day (not to say they're not filtered by the Kremlin first, who knows?), I don't remember her name ever being mentioned.

Your question makes sense to me - our president is good at eliminating competition. The earlier she's out of the way, the better for her. I can speculate that if she got the message, her fate mightn't be as tragic.

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