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Currently Playing: Why Russia’s Recession Won’t Revive Recruitment Rates

Russia’s economy has hit a recession. (Kind of.) With the Kremlin simultaneously having its cash well run dry, this would seem to have an even worse effect on recruitment rates, seeing as the Russian Ministry of Defense mans its trenches on voluntary contracts. Today's Geopolitics HelpLINE question asks whether there is a more complicated effect, leading us to a deeper dive into who is winning and who is losing from the recession. 0:00 The Question 1:05 Recessions and War Recruitment 2:27 Why Russia Is in a Recession 4:00 Winners and Losers of the Recession 7:11 Russia's Real Problems The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): By Kremlin.ru: http://tours.kremlin.ru/tour/senate http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57472 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58879 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67458 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68016 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68366 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68371 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/69390 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70029 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70368 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70674 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70859 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/71528 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/72453 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73995 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74904 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74920 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76073 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77449 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77763 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78004 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78301 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78802 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79630 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79708