How Ukraine’s Refinery Strikes Destabilize the Entire Russian Economy

Check out my book “How Ukraine Survived“: You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at (I use affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) Ukraine’s targeting of Russian oil refineries raises deeper questions about the Russian economy. Today’s video looks back at the “Dutch disease“ problem that Russia faced at the beginning of the war, how the Russian Central Bank resolved the problem, and how Ukraine’s new strategic bombing campaign puts it back into focus. 0:00 Ukraine’s Refinery Attacks and Russia’s Economic Position 1:34 Russia’s Dutch Disease Problem 5:27 The West’s Obvious Sanctions Strategy 7:53 The West’s Actual Strategy 12:25 How Russia’s Economy Has Survived 15:27 Ukraine’s New Economic Pressure on Russia 16:58 Implications for the War’s Near Future The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Media licensed under OGDL (): By Prime Minister’s Office: Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (): By :