Putin destroys Russia. What price is ready to pay a dictator for winning Ukraine

In his desire to win Ukraine Putin, it seems ready to bring the country to bankruptcy, astonishment is said by Columnist The Telegraph Robert Clark. A huge increase in military expenditures is planned - and for the most part, at the expense of the average Russians, while Ukrainian breakthroughs of Russian lines in the Kremlin cause confusion in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin arranges an economic war inside the country.

Since high exhaustion continues to destroy people and equipment, the Russian government has stated that it intends to gather a stunning £ 90 billion for the defense budget next year, three times more than in 2021. Since Western sanctions struck deeply in the Russian economy, Putin has no other options for raising money. Increased taxes within the country and one -off fees for foreign companies, which are still stupid enough to do business in Russia will soon come into force.

These measures are likely to contain a three -time increase in alcohol and tobacco taxes, along with rising utilities prices, as well as "social deductions" worth £ 6. 5 billion, which have been compensated for many Russian companies since 2022. Meanwhile, Western companies will make about a billion pound of tax sterling from their Russian operations.

This figure is likely to fall as they find themselves under increasing pressure that makes them go; Those who remain, will have to pay a "voluntary donation" of 15 percent of the cost of their business interests in the country. The fact that Moscow resorts to such desperate measures is an indicator of a serious financial crisis.

Obtaining accurate, tested, data on the Russian economy has proven to be an extremely difficult task for obvious reasons: official data are imbued with optimistic statements and frank deception, overestimating official figures, assuming that everything is fine. However, it is difficult to hide the fact that Putin is lacking in, or that his illegal war in Ukraine begins to severely weaken his government.

Although China, led by Xi Jinping, assisted to keep Russia on his feet, even a completely humble Moscow cannot count on Beijing's generosity for a very long time. This "friendship without borders" is now beginning to be subjected to serious stress tests, since Putin's war is unsuccessfully, and his requirements for allocating funds to compensate for increasing losses are ongoing.

The fact that he now begins to twist the nuts against his own people indicates a decrease in the range of opportunities available Putin. The war moved far forward since the first tanks moved south of Belarus and west of Rostov. The fact that it was supposed to become a fast and easy victory turned into a war on exhaustion. Now the war is transferred directly to Moscow, as Ukraine strengthens its cross -border attacks on Russian military infrastructure and settlements.

The mood within the country is unlikely to help a series of punitive increase in taxes aimed at financing the armed forces that do not show great success in the battlefield. Even if the Kremlin manages to increase its defense budget next year, the Russian defense industry is not able to quickly increase production on the scale required to start Moscow's own counter -offensive next year, since too much vital resources are practically unattainable. Moscow is included in the black list.