EPISODE · Jul 23, 2025 · 33 MIN
Putin drives Russia into ruin by funding failing army
from Frontline: The War in Ukraine and Global Security
“The Kremlin are now talking about bringing defence expenditure down come 2026 because they've spent so much money on providing an army that isn’t really doing more than maintaining the status quo.”Putin runs Russia’s economy to the ground by spending “vast amounts of money” on futile military operations, says former House of Commons clerk Eliot Wilson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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“The Kremlin are now talking about bringing defence expenditure down come 2026 because they've spent so much money on providing an army that isn’t really doing more than maintaining the status quo.”Putin runs Russia’s economy to the ground by spending “vast amounts of money” on futile military operations, says former House of Commons clerk Eliot Wilson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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