Russia got richer even as the war in Ukraine raged on last year, while the West shed trillions of dollars of wealth

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[–]binaryblob 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think the accountant missed goodwill in their calculation.

Russia is North-Korea, just larger.

[–]Zapped 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It has been said many times that Russia is a third world country masquerading as a first world country. People I have talked with who have traveled outside of Moscow while visiting Russia have confirmed this for me.

[–]VraiBleu 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I feel safer walking in shitty Russian towns than I do in most cities in the US. At least you don’t have to deal with Africans.