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Dmitry Drize, a Russian political columnist at "Kommersant FM" radio, commented on July 21, 2023, on the recent detention of Igor Girkin, an ardent supporter of war in Ukraine.
Although Russia's economy has shown more resilience to sanctions than was expected, the war and the sanctions are taking their toll. Two obvious economic weak points are the budget deficit and labor shortages. Economic policy remains one of the few areas open to relatively free debate. On one side of the debate are advocates of a return to a Soviet-style command economy, or at
The following are links to reports from MEMRI's Special Dispatch Series and Inquiry and Analysis Series, as well as to transcripts from the MEMRI TV Project, released during the past week. MEMRI REPORTS Special Dispatch No. 10610 – Egyptian Journalist: Jews Control Global Media, Are Responsible For Historical Distortion In Netflix Series 'Queen Cleopatra', May 12, 2023 Special
Russia is seeking ways to cope with chronic labor shortages. Russia's Central Bank conducted extensive interviews with employers in the non-financial sectors of the economy and found that the labor shortage was at record levels. The shortage is compounded by the increasing burden on industry. Defense industries are working round the clock for the first time in post-Soviet
Russian officialdom mostly ignored the visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to Kyiv.