Sanctions will reduce the potential of Putin's Russia every day. This means that in a few months Ukraine will gain an economic and military advantage, according to an opposition Russian politician.
The war in Ukraine is a de facto struggle of economic and According to former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, chairman of the People's Freedom Party. “With such sanctions, Putin's Russian potential will diminish day by day. The heroism of the Ukrainian people and army will certainly improve the situation and further victory. Firstly, it will protect the rest of Europe from aggressive Putin, and secondly, it is the key to his departure, “the politician said in an interview. DW on Friday, May 13.
According to Kasyanov, Ukraine's victory will cause rapid changes in Russia and “especially in Putin's entourage and in the army.” Ukraine's victory will deal a serious blow to the Putin regime and change it at the hands of the Russians themselves, according to the opposition politician.
response to aggression against Ukraine. And they are “destructive”.
According to the former head of government, now it primarily concerns the financial system. According to experts, inflation, calculated according to the international methodology, which takes into account 2,000 goods and services, will be 20-22 percent. “But if you calculate inflation for the four main types of spending for Russians – food, medicine, housing and communal services and transport services – then inflation will be 40 percent,” – says Kasyanov.
In addition, problems are gaining momentum in the economy, severance of production ties and care of almost all foreign companies, which leads to the loss of thousands and thousands of jobs, the politician said.
The former head of government believes that “for Putin Russia will be transformed towards North Korea. ” At the same time, according to Kasyanov, whoever did not change Putin at first, “in one or two electoral periods, Russia will return to the path of building a democratic state with a normal market economy.”
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Mykhailo Kasyanov is a statesman, politician and public figure. Chairman of the People's Freedom Party since September 16, 2010, chairman of the Russian People's Democratic Union since 2006. Prime Minister of the Russian Federation from May 17, 2000 to February 24, 2004. In 2017, Forbes named Kasyanov one of the most effective prime ministers in the history of modern Russia. According to Vladimir Putin, Kasyanov's activity in the last two years of his term as prime minister “was zero.” Since 2005, Kasyanov has been in political opposition to Russia's leadership. Asia and the Middle East, to pay off Western banks under sanctions .
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