Hey Google – how do I absolutely fuck my country up?
ZephyrProductionsO7S on
Lmao they’re struggling
Money_Magnet24 on
I read somewhere that the Russian Armed Forces don’t have a Non Commissioned Officer corps
Maybe they need to invest in that ? Communication between officers and enlisted members and train your troops before you throw them to the wolves ?
What do I know ?
Villag3Idiot on
Wasn’t this one of the factors that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union? That they were spending way too much of their budget on the military?
monkeywithgun on
Taking the fast track to NK 2.0
Spare-Abrocoma-4487 on
They are completely pivoting to a war time economy. This is not good for the world. God save the grinning idiots in this comments section.
vergorli on
So 6.2% of the GDP that will just inflate ressource costs, produce crippled people and not innovate or scale in the slightest.
How much of the GDP is even civilian industry and service? Probably the biggest chunk comes from exploiting ressources and agrarian?
CavemanMork on
Good luck with that Putin, you fucking mong.
Remus88Romulus on
It will take decades for Russia to recover from this disgusting war.
npquest on
That is an insane amount for a country that was never under any threat of invasion.
AK_Sole on
40% of what? Let’s make sure they have no budget.
Mithspratic on
That’s equal to levels the US was spending in the last year of WW2. It’s absurd that they can fund so much and achieve so little against a much smaller force they tried to get the jump on. Embarrassing! These are the worst imperialists I’ve ever seen!
Mithspratic on
For context after the German invasion in ’42 the Soviet Union was spending 65 percent on defense. The fact that Russia is approaching that now against Ukraine is a laughable reflection of the state of Russian finances and their army. And a testament to the resilience of Ukraine’s defence.
Nachtzug79 on
Not enough, must be 80 %. -Putin
snakesnake9 on
Such a waste. Absolutely nothing would happen to Russia if they didn’t do this, they’d probably get quite a boost from ending the war.
But because Putin serves only himself and not the Russian people, then they will keep going down this track.
Tomzibad on
Can somebody translate the propaganda poster in the article?
panorambo on
The saying “when your enemy makes mistakes, don’t interrupt them” comes to mind here, for some reason.
Responsible-Mix4771 on
The truly sad part is that the overwhelming majority of Russians rejoice with this. Who cares about healthcare, education, roads or trains if they can realize their “dream” of restoring their “empire” to its former glory? If Ukraine falls, then it’s the Baltics, Poland and Finland. The western world fails to grasp to what extent nearly all Russians are nationalistic nutjobs.Â
draggin_low on
Wtf is that thumbnail….. is that some knock off russian Vtuber lol
MonarchNF on
I’m just some guy on the internet, but is money what is actually holding back the Russian military in Ukraine?
lithuanian_potatfan on
Some minor state company heads and oligarchs should be really careful around windows now
Shadowlance23 on
I reckon we could pass the hat around and double that.
bondafong on
Just allow Ukraine to use the weapons we give them as they see fit.
And give them more from South Europe, Germany, France, USA and the other countries sitting on their hands.
Russia WILL WIN this war if we allow them to. Don’t be naive – 40% is a lot of money for bombs.
DramaticWesley on
Just for a little context, the U.S. (which spent roughly $800 billion dollars on defense funding) uses about 13.3% of last year’s budget on military spending. 40% is unsustainable.
coys21 on
I’ve seen this one before!
Doublewobble on
Russia going into wartime economy, meanwhile Europe struggles to hit 2% GDP defense budget. What a time to be alive… Nothing to see here folks.
LowBrainCringe on
Who needs Hospitals and Schools?
SenhorSus on
If only Wagner Group continued their march into Moscow
uberlander on
For clarity to all the readers. Russia is spending 6% of GDP on defense.
fergyrdf on
In order to attain master Pootin’s goals of increased defense spending dozens of new distilleries will be built in order to supply the increased 40% of Vodka demanded by his front line personnel
bikbar1 on
That obsession with spending more and more for being capable of killing as many people as possible was the main reason for the downfall of the mighty Soviet Union.
agumonkey on
Hopefully murphy’s law will kick in
It’s a famous saying that when you’re struggling, pouring more resources onto the problem doesn’t fix it.
Far_Out_6and_2 on
Guess the price of bread is going to soar among other things
blkaino on
Lotta generals about to get rich
The-Bear-Down-There on
If my rent is more than 30% of my income I’m considered in “Rent stress” is Russia now in “War stress”?
acemedic on
So is it that expenditures are increasing to put military spending at 40%, or is military spending staying flat and overall revenues for the government are decreasing to put military spending at 40%?
oOzonee on
Don’t get me wrong having a higher spending in military would be great for lots of country but at 40% I feel like your economy is pretty much dead.
stochastaclysm on
The economy must’ve crossed a red line so they’re nuking it.
Bandeezio on
Russia is going to defeat itself just like you did last time, spending money it doesn’t have.
GettingPhysicl on
It’s worth it to keep arming Ukraine. Russia will weaken itself and we lose 0 soldiersÂ
OzoneAnomaly on
40% of your whole country’s budget just to war with Ukraine hahaha
Figur3z on
By comparison, the US spent 13% of its budget on security.
40% is truly insane.
grog23 on
That seems sustainable
RevivedMisanthropy on
I’ve heard this one before
Frontspokebroke on
It is because Ukraine, although losing some ground is not losing fast enough for the losses that Russian is sustaining and the economic damage the war is causing. If Russia, with its current expenditure, continues to gain small snippets of land, this will be a rerun of the first Chechen war, which they lost.
DeuceGnarly on
Isn’t this how they lost the cold war?
Arcadia1972 on
Great idea.
bitwarrior80 on
Every time an S-400 battery gets turned into Swiss cheese, the costs of replacement go up, and the potential gain from foreign export sales goes down.
the-armchair-potato on
This is how you get ready for war with NATO. Could have continued to build friendly trade agreements with the EU and NATO countries…..but here we are, for some old man’s legacy 🙄
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Hey Google – how do I absolutely fuck my country up?
Lmao they’re struggling
I read somewhere that the Russian Armed Forces don’t have a Non Commissioned Officer corps
Maybe they need to invest in that ? Communication between officers and enlisted members and train your troops before you throw them to the wolves ?
What do I know ?
Wasn’t this one of the factors that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union? That they were spending way too much of their budget on the military?
Taking the fast track to NK 2.0
They are completely pivoting to a war time economy. This is not good for the world. God save the grinning idiots in this comments section.
So 6.2% of the GDP that will just inflate ressource costs, produce crippled people and not innovate or scale in the slightest.
How much of the GDP is even civilian industry and service? Probably the biggest chunk comes from exploiting ressources and agrarian?
Good luck with that Putin, you fucking mong.
It will take decades for Russia to recover from this disgusting war.
That is an insane amount for a country that was never under any threat of invasion.
40% of what? Let’s make sure they have no budget.
That’s equal to levels the US was spending in the last year of WW2. It’s absurd that they can fund so much and achieve so little against a much smaller force they tried to get the jump on. Embarrassing! These are the worst imperialists I’ve ever seen!
For context after the German invasion in ’42 the Soviet Union was spending 65 percent on defense. The fact that Russia is approaching that now against Ukraine is a laughable reflection of the state of Russian finances and their army. And a testament to the resilience of Ukraine’s defence.
Not enough, must be 80 %. -Putin
Such a waste. Absolutely nothing would happen to Russia if they didn’t do this, they’d probably get quite a boost from ending the war.
But because Putin serves only himself and not the Russian people, then they will keep going down this track.
Can somebody translate the propaganda poster in the article?
The saying “when your enemy makes mistakes, don’t interrupt them” comes to mind here, for some reason.
The truly sad part is that the overwhelming majority of Russians rejoice with this. Who cares about healthcare, education, roads or trains if they can realize their “dream” of restoring their “empire” to its former glory? If Ukraine falls, then it’s the Baltics, Poland and Finland. The western world fails to grasp to what extent nearly all Russians are nationalistic nutjobs.Â
Wtf is that thumbnail….. is that some knock off russian Vtuber lol
I’m just some guy on the internet, but is money what is actually holding back the Russian military in Ukraine?
Some minor state company heads and oligarchs should be really careful around windows now
I reckon we could pass the hat around and double that.
Just allow Ukraine to use the weapons we give them as they see fit.
And give them more from South Europe, Germany, France, USA and the other countries sitting on their hands.
Russia WILL WIN this war if we allow them to. Don’t be naive – 40% is a lot of money for bombs.
Just for a little context, the U.S. (which spent roughly $800 billion dollars on defense funding) uses about 13.3% of last year’s budget on military spending. 40% is unsustainable.
I’ve seen this one before!
Russia going into wartime economy, meanwhile Europe struggles to hit 2% GDP defense budget. What a time to be alive… Nothing to see here folks.
Who needs Hospitals and Schools?
If only Wagner Group continued their march into Moscow
For clarity to all the readers. Russia is spending 6% of GDP on defense.
In order to attain master Pootin’s goals of increased defense spending dozens of new distilleries will be built in order to supply the increased 40% of Vodka demanded by his front line personnel
That obsession with spending more and more for being capable of killing as many people as possible was the main reason for the downfall of the mighty Soviet Union.
Hopefully murphy’s law will kick in
It’s a famous saying that when you’re struggling, pouring more resources onto the problem doesn’t fix it.
Guess the price of bread is going to soar among other things
Lotta generals about to get rich
If my rent is more than 30% of my income I’m considered in “Rent stress” is Russia now in “War stress”?
So is it that expenditures are increasing to put military spending at 40%, or is military spending staying flat and overall revenues for the government are decreasing to put military spending at 40%?
Don’t get me wrong having a higher spending in military would be great for lots of country but at 40% I feel like your economy is pretty much dead.
The economy must’ve crossed a red line so they’re nuking it.
Russia is going to defeat itself just like you did last time, spending money it doesn’t have.
It’s worth it to keep arming Ukraine. Russia will weaken itself and we lose 0 soldiersÂ
40% of your whole country’s budget just to war with Ukraine hahaha
By comparison, the US spent 13% of its budget on security.
40% is truly insane.
That seems sustainable
I’ve heard this one before
It is because Ukraine, although losing some ground is not losing fast enough for the losses that Russian is sustaining and the economic damage the war is causing. If Russia, with its current expenditure, continues to gain small snippets of land, this will be a rerun of the first Chechen war, which they lost.
Isn’t this how they lost the cold war?
Great idea.
Every time an S-400 battery gets turned into Swiss cheese, the costs of replacement go up, and the potential gain from foreign export sales goes down.
This is how you get ready for war with NATO. Could have continued to build friendly trade agreements with the EU and NATO countries…..but here we are, for some old man’s legacy 🙄