#16 - Hubert Smeets: Het gaat slechter met Rusland dan we denken (S08)

In een nieuwe aflevering van Europa Draait Door bespreken Tim en Arend Jan met Rusland-deskundige Hubert Smeets de wankele staat van het Rusland van Poetin. Want terwijl het Westen al jaren wensdenkend wacht op de instorting van de Russische oorlogseconomie, lijkt er nu echt iets te schuiven, stelt Hubert: 40 procent van de staatsbegroting gaat naar het leger, een half miljoen tekort aan gekwalificeerde arbeidskrachten in Moskou alleen al, en ondertussen weet Oekraïne met aanvallen op Russische olieraffinaderijen Poetin steeds harder te raken. Wat doet dat met het handelen van Poetin?Verder deze aflevering: Koning Charles op bezoek bij Trump en de opmerkelijke types die Trump tot ambassadeur in Europa benoemt. Shownotes: King Charles subtly rebukes Donald Trump despite show of unity (https://www.ft.com/content/f9299dd4-4b9a-4a4a-8e11-675bdab4d773?syn-25a6b1a6=1) Poetin wordt nerveus: economie blijft krimpen (https://platformraam.nl/artikelen/3030-poetin-wordt-nerveus-economie-blijft-krimpen) Für Optimismus ist es zu früh (https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-04/ukraine-lage-front-donbass-festungsguertel-russland-mobilmachung-woche) Andrew Puzder, a Trump loyalist amid European diplomats (https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/17/andrew-puzder-a-trump-loyalist-in-the-land-of-european-diplomats_6752518_4.html) Smerz - You got time and I got money (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzEzE3cpuvg&list=RDLzEzE3cpuvg&start_radio=1)

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