Russia Wasn’t Ready for This Economic Beating

Russia prepared for tanks, planes, bombs, rockets, men, and material. But it did not prepare for Ukraine to turn refineries, fuel supplies, logistics, prices, work travel, Crimea, and public confidence into the battlefield. Now Russia is dealing with fuel lines, $8–$10 gasoline, shortages spreading across regions, Crimea restrictions, Moscow feeling the pinch, and a population beginning to ask how an “energy superpower” can run out of fuel. 0:00 Russia prepared for the wrong kind of war 1:15 Fuel from China and India becomes a humiliation 1:25 Gasoline prices surge across Russia 1:59 Russians search for how to siphon gas 2:07 Fuel panic spreads to more cities 2:40 Russia looks for money to fund the war 3:14 Scientific and economic strain deepens 5:05 Crimea’s crisis gets worse 6:22 More than half of Russia’s regions face shortages 7:26 Russian officials insist everything is fine 8:26 Moscow starts feeling the fuel crisis 9:02 Russia may buy refined fuel back from India 9:27 Russian anxiety and economic fear rise 11:00 Ukraine’s refinery strikes hit inflation and banking policy 12:30 Thousands try to leave Crimea 13:28 Russia blames panic while imposing limits 14:05 Russian cities begin looking frozen without traffic 15:13 Russia was not prepared for this kind of war 15:42 Fuel shortages begin costing jobs 16:17 Putin’s last myth starts breaking 17:09 The hidden tax of waiting hours for fuel 18:08 Mobile toilets appear in gasoline lines #Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #Putin #UkraineWar #RussianEconomy #FuelCrisis #Crimea #RussianOil #Geopolitics Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: ***** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ ***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE *** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR