r/worldnews • u/Advanced_Drink_8536 • May 25 '24

Russia Bombs Ukraine Superstore With Hundreds Inside Russia/Ukraine

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russia-bombs-ukraine-superstore-with-hundreds-inside-in-kharkiv
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u/[deleted] May 25 '24 edited May 26 '24

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u/ToggleBoss May 25 '24

It worked for the Putin regime, they sell in dollars and internal spending is in rubles (Monopoly money). I’m Russian and have some relatives back there still, the internal economy is “booming”. Chinese goods flooded the market to replace European and American brands.

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u/Sleepingguitarman May 25 '24

Is it actually? The value of the ruble crashed like crazy early on in the war so i have a hard time believing that

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u/ToggleBoss May 25 '24

Not actually no, that’s why I put “booming” in quotes but the grey oil market is enough for 95% of the population to barely notice the impact of the sanctions, or at least keep the population from rising up. For most people it’s just not that noticeable yet.