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Iranian lawmaker says Ukraine's drone support makes it a legitimate war target (www.euronews.com)

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The head of Iran’s parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy said that by providing drone support to Israel, Ukraine has “effectively become involved in the war.”

Zelenskyy earlier stated that Kyiv has already deployed interceptor drones and a team of specialists to help protect US military bases in Jordan.

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[+] Lucius_Sweet@lemmy.world -6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Feel free to show that anything is different today

Easy, economic growth dropped from 4.3% in 2024 to 1% in 2025. This is all the more significant because the 2024 GDP was primarily fueled by spending from Russia's now almost depleted sovereign wealth fund. There are no long term economic benefits to spending your wealth on things that blow up. Now the money is gone, $600 billion wasted on this war, not to mention all of the lost economic benefits when Russia chose to cut itself off from the richest half of the world, genius level move here. The Russian public are still enjoying persistent high inflation and high interest rates with businesses closing at an ever increasing rate as Russian banks struggle with the black hole these defaults are causing their balance sheets.

Meanwhile, given what's happening with energy prices even the dimmest libs should be able to realize Russian economy is going to get a boost this year.

Russia's economy has taken a pounding recently with oil prices barely covering the coat to extract, transport and discount. Even with the current high oil prices Russia are still losing money daily, this will just extend Russia's pain and delays the inevitable. I thought dim libs were on the Russian side here, the typical low IQ tankie crowd who use similar talking points to yourself.

Meanwhile, why would we talk about imaginary things that are only happening in your head?

You clearly aren't paying attention to the conflict if you don't understand the trouble Russia is currently in. I follow the Russian milibloggers closely as they actually understand what is going on and they are all going crazy right now. You should probably have a look.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

That's a cool story bro, too bad it falls apart under even the barest scrutiny. First of all, Russian military spending is around 8% of the GDP. Anybody who didn't fail math at school would quickly realize that it can't be the major driver of the economy. Not only that, but being cut off from the west actually stimulated domestic industry revitalizing Russian rust belt. And of course, Russia is a major commodity exporter, the demand for these commodities hasn't magically evaporated. So, none of the factors that were leading to growth of Russian economy in 2024 have changed today.

And of course, there's the elephant in the room which is China. Much of the trade Russia lost with the west has been replaced in the east, largely by China. Anybody with a functioning brain understands that Russia losing the war would be a disastrous outcome for China, and hence if Russia was ever in genuine trouble, then China would simply invest in Russia further to stabilize the economy.

Russia cutting itself off from parasitic west has actually been a great move because now Russia trade with friendly countries, and domestic industry in Russia is finally developing.

Russia’s economy has taken a pounding recently with oil prices barely covering the coat to extract, transport and discount.

Things that definitely happened in the real world and not in your deranged fantasies. 🤣

Russia are still losing money daily

[citation needed]

I follow the Russian milibloggers closely as they actually understand what is going on and they are all going crazy right now

I base my opinions on geopolitics and economics on telegram channels, I'm very intelligent.

Meanwhile, here's what you probably should have a look at. This is what an actual collapsing economy that's overinvested in a war looks like

Maybe stick to subjects you actually have clue on, assuming such subjects actually exist, little dronie.

[–] Lucius_Sweet@lemmy.world -5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

First of all, Russian military spending is around 8% of the GDP. Anybody who didn't fail math at school would quickly realize that it can't be the major driver of the economy.

Russian military spending currently accounts for over 40% of all russian government spending. Anybody that didn't fail economics at school would realise that the war is the major driver of the Russian economy. This government spending is also the major driver of Russian inflation. It also sounds as though you are unaware of what is being referred to as Russia's "hidden war debt". Russia has been using commercial bank loans to defence companies to finance the war. This almost doubles the official on the books war spend. https://navigatingrussia.substack.com/p/russias-hidden-war-debt

Thank you for another article from a year ago on how great Russia's economy was doing 12 months ago, do you have anything more recent?

So, none of the factors that were leading to growth of Russian economy in 2024 have changed today.

Then explain to me why all of Russia's growth has evaporated. Someone's either lying or doesn't understand....

China only cares about China, they are not Russia's buddy. They do see Russia as a useful idiot in helping them to weaken the west, same way the USA views Ukraine I suppose. Win or lose Russia is now China's vassal, look at you acting like China is some kind of trump card. Russia was allowed to trade with China before the war too you know, they just chose not to because it is more profitable when you have a large variety of customers. Now Russia just has one large customer who can dictate the terms to Russia as we are seeing play out in the pipeline negotiations.

Russia cutting itself off from parasitic west has actually been a great move because now Russia trade with friendly countries, and domestic industry in Russia is finally developing.

More delusion with no basis in reality, as if cutting yourself off from the richest half of the world will somehow help economically. Lol.

Russia’s economy has taken a pounding recently with oil prices barely covering the coat to extract, transport and discount.

Things that definitely happened in the real world and not in your deranged fantasies. 🤣

Russia are still losing money daily

[citation needed]

You do realise that Russia recorded an official deficit of 2.6% of GDP in 2025 right? That is called losing money Einstein, guess what the prediction for 2026 will be?

I base my opinions on geopolitics and economics on telegram channels, I'm very intelligent.

If you have been following this conflict at all you would be aware that the Russian milibloggers have been the best source of information on how the war is actually going for Russia. You can stick to the Russian state narrative as the victories get closer and closer to Moscow. Russia aren't just winning slowly, they actively lost about 10% of all 2025s gains in the last month.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/11/ukraine-records-first-territorial-gains-since-2023-amid-russian-army-woes

Don't worry about us here in Europe, we will survive on our hamster meat. Quite delicious once you get used to it. The EU grew by 1.5% in 2025, that was better than Russia for all your doomer articles.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Anybody that didn’t fail economics at school would realise that the war is the major driver of the Russian economy.

When you're too dumb to tell the difference between government spending and the overall economy. 🤣

It also sounds as though you are unaware of what is being referred to as Russia’s “hidden war debt”. Russia has been using commercial bank loans to defence companies to finance the war.

Oh man, wait till you find out about the scale of military spending in the US.

Then explain to me why all of Russia’s growth has evaporated. Someone’s either lying or doesn’t understand…

It hasn't evaporated, nobody expected Russia to keep growing at 4% a year. Growth has slowed, but it's slowed in the west as well. Last I looked growth in Europe is worse than in Russia, and nobody even knows wtf is going on in the US because they're cooking their numbers. Anybody who isn't lying would obviously mention this fact.

China only cares about China, they are not Russia’s buddy.

Yeah, China cares about China and Russia collapsing would mean the west surrounding China with puppets states on its western border as RAND explained in detail is the whole strategy in Ukraine. Anybody who has a functioning brain would understand why China would not want Russia to collapse economically. But here we are.

Now Russia just has one large customer who can dictate the terms to Russia as we are seeing play out in the pipeline negotiations.

One large customer being all of BRICS. At least put more work into your narrative not to make your lies so obvious. For example, there's this little country called India, go look it up. 🤣

More delusion with no basis in reality, as if cutting yourself off from the richest half of the world will somehow help economically. Lol.

Amazing counterpoint dronie.

You do realise that Russia recorded an official deficit of 2.6% of GDP in 2025 right? That is called losing money Einstein, guess what the prediction for 2026 will be?

Oh wow, official deficit of 2.6% of GDP. That sounds terrible!! Remind me what that's like for western countries again Einstein. 🤡

If you have been following this conflict at all you would be aware that the Russian milibloggers have been the best source of information on how the war is actually going for Russia

If you have been following this conflict at all then you would be aware that Russian milibloggers are the biggest drama queens around. The fact that you take everything they write uncritically shows that you're utterly incapable of critical thinking.

Russia aren’t just winning slowly, they actively lost about 10% of all 2025s gains in the last month.

Oh you're seriously dumb enough to think war of attrition is about territorial gains. 🤣

Don’t worry about us here in Europe, we will survive on our hamster meat. Quite delicious once you get used to it. The EU grew by 1.5% in 2025, that was better than Russia for all your doomer articles.

The EU is on the verge of economic collapse, but hey let's ignore all the mainstream western media. The dronie here has good vibes. 🤣

You're the most coddled people on this planet. You've never known any real hardship since the end of the second world war. Meanwhile, Russians survived the 90s and are still here. If you think you'll outlast Russians when it comes to hardship, prepare to be very surprised in the near future.

[–] Lucius_Sweet@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

When you're too dumb to tell the difference between government spending and the overall economy.

The government are the biggest spenders in the economy, 40% of government spending going on war is a significant economic driver. If you do not understand this simple fact your teachers and parents should be ashamed of you. This is before we get into the off the books spending on the war, commercial banks being forced to lend to defencs companies that is unlikely to be repaid. This would double Russia's war spend to closer to the 15% of GDP that brought down the soviet union. I don't care about the USA and hope they go bust just like Russia.

Last I looked growth in Europe is worse than in Russia

Incorrect again, Russian growth 2025 was 1%, the EU which is 10 times the size of Russia's economy grew at 1.5% despite further weaning off cheap Russian oil.

and nobody even knows wtf is going on in the US because they're cooking their numbers. Anybody who isn't lying would obviously mention this fact.

Hilarious hypocrisy coming from a Russian supporter. Russia has not released their real financials since the war began, we can only estimate from the limited data we have because they are obscuring the real situation. The USA has always had the most detailed published financial figures, this transparency is a reason they have the biggest economy. Under trump they have started hiding the jobs figures but not much else.

Anybody who isn't lying would obviously mention this fact.

Then why didn't you mention Russian obfuscation? By your own standards you must by lying then!

Anybody who has a functioning brain would understand why China would not want Russia to collapse economically.

I can't believe you are quoting Rand, the dumbest of all the think-tanks. Do a little bit of research on them before using them as a source, makes you look quite uneducated. Rand and yourself clearly do not understand China's goals and motivations. I fortunately have Chinese family and a foot in that world so I can educate you. China thinks Russia was stupid to start the war with Europe especially since they left 300 billion in EU control when going to war with them. Without China's support Russia would have lost the war a long time ago. China is giving Russia enough support to keep going but not enough to win the war. A long war causes more damage to Russia and pushes them deeper under China's thumb as a vassal state. China still wants Manchuria back, look at how few Russians live in the area and how many Chinese live both over the border and over the Russian side. What is to stop China taking the land to protect the ethnic Chinese living there? This process has already begun.

One large customer being all of BRICS

Brics is a Mickey mouse organisation, how much oil has India bought from Russia since the secondary sanctions kicked in recently? India are exploring the cheap Russian oil when it suits them and making bank off Russia's resources. They then leave Russia high and dry when the going gets tough, great friends!

Oh wow, official deficit of 2.6% of GDP. That sounds terrible!! Remind me what that's like for western countries again Einstein

It's like talking to a small child who doesn't understand, the emojis really add to this impression. Western countries can borrow to fund deficits, nobody has been willing to lend to Russia since the war started despite Russia offering huge returns. Russia needs to find deficits from its rapidly diminishing sovereign wealth fund. Even China will not lend to Russia as the anticipated a default.

If you have been following this conflict at all then you would be aware that Russian milibloggers are the biggest drama queens around.

They have given us the only view inside the Russian war machine other than the state narrative. You can believe the state of you like or vibes or whatever, I will continue to trust the best source of inside information we have, typically from the troops themselves.

There is no war in Ba Sing Se, keep feeding me delicious propaganda daddy Putin, eat it up good, yum yum. Let's talk about the mobile internet blackouts in Moscow the last 2 weeks, this does not sound like winning to me. Sounds like daddy Putin is afraid of a coup.

You can continue to enjoy the hardship you are so great at tolerating. Life in Europe has not changed one bit, nobody even talks about the war in Ukraine, not now, barely even in 2022. It's big news for you guys though as you endure hardships that we don't even notice. Martyrs for nothing, lol.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Incorrect again, Russian growth 2025 was 1%, the EU which is 10 times the size of Russia’s economy grew at 1.5% despite further weaning off cheap Russian oil.

What you clearly seem to be missing is that the quality of the economy that matters. In Russia, the economy consists of actual industry and material production. While EU economy is largely bullshit jobs like the service industry. That's how Russia producing a year's worth of NATO ammunition in three months. This is the same idiocy propagandists were parroting claiming that the size of Russian economy was same as Italy. You should learn what GDP actually measures before making a clown of yourself in public.

Hilarious hypocrisy coming from a Russian supporter. Russia has not released their real financials since the war began, we can only estimate from the limited data we have because they are obscuring the real situation. The USA has always had the most detailed published financial figures, this transparency is a reason they have the biggest economy. Under trump they have started hiding the jobs figures but not much else.

We can see Russia's output in concrete numbers of trade and military production. And the fact that Russian industrial output is outpacing all of NATO says all we need to know here. We can also see the trade numbers with countries like China and India which keep growing.

Then why didn’t you mention Russian obfuscation? By your own standards you must by lying then!

Hilarious of you to clutch your pearls after outright dismissing western media showing how European economies are collapsing as fear mongering.

I can’t believe you are quoting Rand, the dumbest of all the think-tanks. Do a little bit of research on them before using them as a source, makes you look quite uneducated.

RAND consistently represents the US government motivations dronie. Nobody was saying that it represents China's motivations, you just have poor reading comprehension. It's not just RAND of course. Mainstream US media has been very open about the goals https://nationalinterest.org/feature/strategy-avoiding-two-front-war-192137

Without China’s support Russia would have lost the war a long time ago. China is giving Russia enough support to keep going but not enough to win the war. A long war causes more damage to Russia and pushes them deeper under China’s thumb as a vassal state.

LMAO this is what we call projection because it's precisely what's happening to Europe right now. Having been cut off from Russian energy, Europeans are entirely dependent on the US now. And being vassals themselves can't help but imagine the same situation happening with Russia and China. Absolutely fucking hilarious.

Brics is a Mickey mouse organisation, how much oil has India bought from Russia since the secondary sanctions kicked in recently?

Cope harder!

India are exploring the cheap Russian oil when it suits them and making bank off Russia’s resources. They then leave Russia high and dry when the going gets tough, great friends!

Amazing things are happening in the fantasy world you inhabit.

Western countries can borrow to fund deficits, nobody has been willing to lend to Russia since the war started despite Russia offering huge returns. Russia needs to find deficits from its rapidly diminishing sovereign wealth fund. Even China will not lend to Russia as the anticipated a default.

It’s like talking to a small child who doesn’t understand, the baseless claims really add to this impression. You don't even understand how fiat currencies work. Russia can do the exact same type of money printing the west does. They simply haven't had a reason to do that so far. Nobody with a working brain anticipates any Russian default. I love how you just make up stuff and expect people to take it seriously.

They have given us the only view inside the Russian war machine other than the state narrative. You can believe the state of you like or vibes or whatever, I will continue to trust the best source of inside information we have, typically from the troops themselves.

And they're constantly proven to be wrong, but hey why look at what's actually happening in the war when you can just cherry pick information that feeds into your delusions right?

You can continue to enjoy the hardship you are so great at tolerating. Life in Europe has not changed one bit, nobody even talks about the war in Ukraine, not now, barely even in 2022. It’s big news for you guys though as you endure hardships that we don’t even notice. Martyrs for nothing, lol.

Stay smug little fash, life's about to get real hard for you and I'm here for it.