I thought the same yesterday. Why don't they just keep delivering their insanely expensive gas if the sanctions don't matter? Someone here had already mentioned that the entire poor population (and that is a lot of Russians) doesn't really notice much because they already had nothing to give up. I see slight possibilities of rapprochement coming towards us, but I think it will still take time.Just wait. The Russians are threatening that they will only resume gas deliveries if the West lifts the sanctions. Why would they say that if the sanctions didn't really affect them? So far, they may have still managed to hide it quite well, but this statement alone shows me that they are backed into a corner. And the worse the sanctions hit the "little Russians," the greater the pressure on Putin. I also hardly believe that the "little Russian" has more to eat than we do. They are just much more frugal and can endure it better and longer than we spoiled Europeans. But eventually, the point will come when everything collapses.
For the sake of clarity, I would rather start a new cost thread. This one hasn’t been one for a long time.May I suggest that the political discussion group creates its own thread? I would like to discuss the named topic of construction costs more here. Masks, Corona, Putin, etc. are so irrelevant to me right now when I see how my reserve for the renovation project is dwindling.
So now I would also like to know where you get these numbers and claims from. The British Sun has headlined and compared how prices are rising in the UK compared to Russia…. Found under the title : SANCS A LOT Welcome to sanction-hit Russia, where prices are DOWN as Brits suffer from soaring inflation
It's nice that maybe they no longer have planes and luxury cars but apparently cheap food and of course energy.
I can step in here. The registration numbers for May (-85%) come from the Russian Economic Association AEB. The primary source can be found on a .ru website in the local language.I would also like to know where you get these numbers and claims from.
Just a report from the press – I just didn’t feel like digging deeper right now. But apparently, the articles have been too well hidden in our media for months for you to find them – or you don’t read Focus, Spiegel, Bild, n-tv, Süddeutsche, RND, etc.
Today’s press:
From May:
P.S. The car from the Stone Age costs about €11,500 converted – with an average income in Russia of under €1,000 and a minimum wage of €160 (figures are gross). Despite state support, the average simple Russian in the countryside can hardly afford it anymore – and you call that a luxury car?
From August:
I can jump in here. The registration numbers from May (-85%) come from the Russian Economic Association AEB. The primary source can be found on a .ru website in the local language.
