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Curated by: Caleb McMurtrey (30 videos)
Russia’s war economy is not just funding the military. It is feeding the political system that keeps Putin in power. In this video, I explain how oil revenue, defense contracts, soldier payments, regional subsidies, and wartime industrial spending all function as part of Russia’s loyalty machine. The Kremlin needs money not only for tanks, drones, and shells, but to keep elites dependent, regions quiet, factories busy, and society insulated from the full cost of the war. But this creates a dangerous trap: the longer the war continues, the more loyalty has to be purchased, and the more Russia’s economy becomes dependent on military spending, energy revenue, and technocratic damage control. 🧠Join my Patreon and get weekly reports on what's going on in the world! https://patreon.com/CalebMcMurtrey ☕️ Interested in supporting the channel? Consider buying me some coffee! 👇 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/threatsandb 🔥 Get unbiased and balanced news while tracking bias from the largest news outlets with Ground News using my affiliate link: https://ground.news/landingV5/welcome?utm_source=threatsandtrends&utm_medium=pap-link#a_aid=threatsandtrends ⭐️ Find me at: Twitter - https://x.com/CalebBMcMurtrey Business Email - threatsandtrends@gmail.com Interested in starting a lab or sprucing up your home office? Check out these affiliate links for cool things I highly recommend! These also go to help support the channel! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://kit.co/studiosec Note: I receive a small commission from any purchases of any of the gear shown in the affiliate link above. This supports the channel and keeps the content free!