George Barros

Somewhere in the middle. I actually agree that there's tremendous vulnerabilities the Russians have taken, particularly on the economics. I'm actually sympathetic to that argument, but I would argue that Look, Putin is banking on the tempo of fighting going down. The real thing that's bankrupting the Russians at really banging up their economy, their inflation rate,

their unemployment, or rather not the unemployment, the labor shortage. There's not enough Russians to go around between the military and their domestic economy and their monetary policy. It's the war. I mean, there's a massive disruption to the Russian economy because of the war. The Ukrainians kill and wound on average 30 to 45,000 Russians per month.

their unemployment, or rather not the unemployment, the labor shortage. There's not enough Russians to go around between the military and their domestic economy and their monetary policy. It's the war. I mean, there's a massive disruption to the Russian economy because of the war. The Ukrainians kill and wound on average 30 to 45,000 Russians per month.

their unemployment, or rather not the unemployment, the labor shortage. There's not enough Russians to go around between the military and their domestic economy and their monetary policy. It's the war. I mean, there's a massive disruption to the Russian economy because of the war. The Ukrainians kill and wound on average 30 to 45,000 Russians per month.

Those are 30 to 45,000 people whose families are entitled to benefits. They are wounded veterans who are entitled to lifetime benefits. They are people that can no longer work in the domestic economy, contributing to that labor shortage. Putin is banking on that number coming down a little bit. He wants the tempo to slow down.

Those are 30 to 45,000 people whose families are entitled to benefits. They are wounded veterans who are entitled to lifetime benefits. They are people that can no longer work in the domestic economy, contributing to that labor shortage. Putin is banking on that number coming down a little bit. He wants the tempo to slow down.

Those are 30 to 45,000 people whose families are entitled to benefits. They are wounded veterans who are entitled to lifetime benefits. They are people that can no longer work in the domestic economy, contributing to that labor shortage. Putin is banking on that number coming down a little bit. He wants the tempo to slow down.

He's waiting for the American aid to run out so that maybe instead of taking 45,000 casualties per month, it goes down to something like 10,000 casualties a month, which then the Russians actually can deal with. But at the current rate of which the Russians are being lost and the high price going for a head breach, it's not sustainable.

He's waiting for the American aid to run out so that maybe instead of taking 45,000 casualties per month, it goes down to something like 10,000 casualties a month, which then the Russians actually can deal with. But at the current rate of which the Russians are being lost and the high price going for a head breach, it's not sustainable.

He's waiting for the American aid to run out so that maybe instead of taking 45,000 casualties per month, it goes down to something like 10,000 casualties a month, which then the Russians actually can deal with. But at the current rate of which the Russians are being lost and the high price going for a head breach, it's not sustainable.

Mike, to put it into perspective, it's insane how much the average Russian service member gets paid to go fight in Ukraine. The one-time signup bonus for fighting in Ukraine offered by Samara Oblast is 40,000 US dollars. One-time signup bonus. That's not including your salary, not including other benefits. That's why they're able to attract

Mike, to put it into perspective, it's insane how much the average Russian service member gets paid to go fight in Ukraine. The one-time signup bonus for fighting in Ukraine offered by Samara Oblast is 40,000 US dollars. One-time signup bonus. That's not including your salary, not including other benefits. That's why they're able to attract

Mike, to put it into perspective, it's insane how much the average Russian service member gets paid to go fight in Ukraine. The one-time signup bonus for fighting in Ukraine offered by Samara Oblast is 40,000 US dollars. One-time signup bonus. That's not including your salary, not including other benefits. That's why they're able to attract

tens of thousands of Russians per month, but it's bankrupting the Russian economy. I mean, their liquidity and their sovereign wealth fund, it's down from what it used to be around 100 billion US dollars before the war started in 2022. It's now down to somewhere in the bulk cargo, 45, $46 billion. And it's scheduled to be at the end of this year.

tens of thousands of Russians per month, but it's bankrupting the Russian economy. I mean, their liquidity and their sovereign wealth fund, it's down from what it used to be around 100 billion US dollars before the war started in 2022. It's now down to somewhere in the bulk cargo, 45, $46 billion. And it's scheduled to be at the end of this year.

tens of thousands of Russians per month, but it's bankrupting the Russian economy. I mean, their liquidity and their sovereign wealth fund, it's down from what it used to be around 100 billion US dollars before the war started in 2022. It's now down to somewhere in the bulk cargo, 45, $46 billion. And it's scheduled to be at the end of this year.

Yeah. This is on Wikipedia, it's in Google. If memory serves me, I believe the average or median annual salary in Russia is somewhere on the order of like $13,000, $16,000 a year.

Yeah. This is on Wikipedia, it's in Google. If memory serves me, I believe the average or median annual salary in Russia is somewhere on the order of like $13,000, $16,000 a year.

Yeah. This is on Wikipedia, it's in Google. If memory serves me, I believe the average or median annual salary in Russia is somewhere on the order of like $13,000, $16,000 a year.

Granted, Russia has an extreme level of wealth inequality because there's the very, very rich guys that live in Moscow and Petersburg, and then there's the people living out in the sticks in Siberia who make next to nothing. So it's very skewed.