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SWBTATTReg

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2. Add to this that Russia's economy is not massive as many may think...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Nov 27, 2025, 10:51 PM

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And w/ so much devoted to the war economy, even less is avail. for reinvestment, etc. and with Putin killing off the wealthy class in Russia slowly but surely, so much expertise is disappearing as we speak. They are eating themselves.

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