It’s not a surprise when their card merchant systems don’t work after shutting down the network because Ukraine were using it to guide their drones.
Russians still need to pay for things and they now need cash, this isn’t by itself a sign of a run on the banks.
Ironically, Putin is worth estimated between $100 and $200 billion and could fund the war himself.
He needs that money to restore Marxist Leninist Communism when the West is finally defeated.
Nice joke!
Mmmm, 2023 was $126 billion so technically true but not for very long.
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In times of trouble, it’s easier to sleep with cash under your mattress.
I’m not an economist but surely it can only give you some time. What happens when the value of the paper drops down to zero?
It won’t drop to zero because it turns into something you can burn for warmth.
And the rich people who controlled everything and promised the world turn into something tasty.
