Is Russia on the verge of economic collapse? | Jeff Sonnenfeld
2022 ж. 31 Шіл.
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"The myth of Putin as the world's energies tsar is running out of gas."
Putin can't pivot east to sell oil and gas and is eating into his reserves to finance the war, which will create "a very tough time in Russia" in the coming months, says Jeff Sonnenfeld.
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Another point, that Peter Zeihan makes and few seem to realize, is that Russia's oil fields are in far-away, isolated and challenging places. It takes sophisticated engineering to keep them going. You can't temporarily suspend the oil flow from these wells. Once they are shut down, they are destroyed. Last time this happened, it took thirty years to restart. Oh, and by the way, the only firms with this kind of expertise are Schlumberger, Halliburton, etc. vg. Western companies. Putin is playing a game of chicken.
What’s your opinion on Zeihan? I think he’s pretty good, if not US centric
Rosneft and lukoil, Russia has been sanctioned since 2014, there's a financial times article about that
@@igotufoinformation9636 that's was before the invasion I guess
@@jaketwigg1065 he has been predicting about China's fall, , he seem to know it all
Russian Oil & Gas pre Western Drilling / Service Companies like Deutag & Halliburton etc .... check out the photos circa 1990 's and Now .. big difference...Sakahlin Island and Siberian Fields ...pretty challenging in WINTER @ - 45C
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Brilliant, so uplifting.
Purely anecdotal, but I do contract work for a small US tech company that also contracts 6 software engineers from Belarus. At this point, due to the war, 5 of them have left to other countries (mostly Western Europe) and don’t plan on returning. Certainly a loss for Belarus. They’re all really smart, fairly young, and capable people. If it’s that bad for Belarus I can’t even imagine what the “brain drain” on Russia is like right now.
Interesting point. Won't bode well for their future...
What you expect....anyone just need to know how to make basic math accounts. And why anyone should buy more gas and oil from Russian if they never dint need in the past.
Lukashenko isn’t as dumb as he looks, there were rumours he has been secretly negotiating with the west.
Brain drain exists only on cnn roflmaooo
many many young ITs ran to kazachstan, they opened borders and bid everyone welcome before all this started
Excellent analysis. Let the sanctions and isolation do the job against this totalitarian aggressive KGB dictator and his regime
you read too many comic books
@@fuzzzeballs how is life in isolated sanctionized totallitarian aggressor Russia? Hm, Kremlin Troll? Heard that the imperialistic KGB dictator is running out of cannon fodder and plans to send his internet Troll army from Sankt Petersburg to the battlefield in Ukraine. Are you looking forward to it?
Understand that the people support Putin over 70% still. This economic war will continue until THAT changes and it will cause many many casualties.
Agree 100 %, love these analysts who stick to the facts, let the trolls,, troll on into oblivion.
No! Terrible analysis! Read my post please!
Good, it could not happen to a more deserving corrupt regime. Slava Ukraini!
@@selflesssamaritan6417 ATankieSays What?
@@sawtooth808 How many wars have USA and Russia waged against any sovereign countries? Both are imperialist powers.
Well said, Jansen.I totally agree with you! Slava Ukraine.
Well, it could happen to China.
But it's not affecting the regime! The people who prop it up are fine! All ill effects are felt by the peoples. And the regime people do not care about the common people.
We sent instrumentation specialists over every week to adjust and calibrate measuring equipment...made in the USA. Their reports show there is no chance the Russians can maintain the gear themselves.
I'd be interested to hear more of your insight.
I'd be highly interested as well!
If that's true, then there is no way they are a military power to the height that the news media has made them out to be.
HALLELUYA!!
My stepfather was in charge of building 4 1000km sectors of Soviet pipelines for SMU1 building agency in Ukraine, Siberia and southern Russia... Somehow they managed it without anyone's help and im sure modern Russia can too
A great interview. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this!
This is longer and even better: kzhead.info/sun/qd6vgp1tb3WPh68/bejne.html&
Best comment I have heard in a long time. Thanks for this episode!👍
I hope this is so true 🇺🇦🇺🇸🌻🙏
Damn bro 😅
A year later Russia is still thriving 🫢
I have a friend living in St Petersburg. He is married to a Russian lady. He has lost his job in IT, and has I wife has lost her job in retail. He says that he is coming home within the next month as Russia has collapsed economically. Everyone is deeply unhappy and they know that a lot worse is coming.
Egg-cellent!!
So he's leaving Russia?
Impossible. Putin says otherwise, and it is a well known fact that Putin never lies. 😜😜😜😜👌👌
I have causin who live in England,he has to pay 60% more for gasoline price as well as gas and other daily need, , inflation is the worst in 40 years ,he has to chose either gas or food cause not enough money , so who has the biggest laugh now ?
I heard that too, russias govt is apparently not reporting any economic details that could reveal the extent of issues. It's all a smoke screen by putin to look strong so he can sustain this ego war with the consent of contract soldiers and supporting citizens.
4:50 How fitting that Russian T-14 tanks are shown on parade. These have come to symbolize the failure of Russia to produce cutting-edge military hardware that actually works.
Russia is lying about most things and so is china
Maybe the tanks used on parades were actually Ladas with plastic bodies. They don't have to be able to work.
@Jez Lezzer probably hyperbullshit, at least we can assume from what we have seen of the rest of their tech.
It’s taken forever to get the F-35 to work, and that’s with almost limitless budget. The T-14 will probably get there, eventually, though not without US and SE Asian tech expertise.
Thanks, very informative and well presented.
Great analysis and easy for a lay person to understand. The sanctions take time and they have a compounding effect over time
Iran had been sanctioned in 1970s but it is still in the top 20 of richest country in the world
@@newspod7938 The problem is, Iran is next door to the Zionist State of Israel.
@@newspod7938 Having been married to an Iranian lady for 11 years, I happen to know Iran relatively well. And let me assure you that Iran's economy is in pretty dire state because of the sanctions. GDP statistics don't say the whole truth!
@@newspod7938 Wait, sanctions will work, but it takes time! 😉😅
@@relaxingsounds6168 but they punish both parties the earopeans are now limited to consume whatever they want from Russia Russia has needs to everyone so they just change the market only
Finally an analyst that knows what he is talking about. Apparently, some contrarian economists fell asleep during macro economics classes.
macro economics... so, ECONOMICS -that guy.
True, but I think he is far too optimistic with the "2 years"... In war, economies can struggle through much, much longer than seems reasonable, with terrible consequences later. But they don't surrender when they're broke
i think most american professionals paid their way through ivy league, well made point.
You should write for the NYT or ADL.
@@aajas True. The Soviet Union at the end of WW2 was devastated but did not surrender to Germany. However, it never realized its true potential despite its vast human and natural resources due in part not only to its political system but because it maintained the "war effort" mentality. At the collapse in 1991, there were still bread lines in Moscow.
Fantastic interview. Finally someone who knows what they are talking about
Not...
@@gillwil troll
Not really. Do you not see this is just western propaganda
@@gillwil You know this is the head of the massive Yale report right? If anyone knows, he does.
@@ABanRocks No
Gasoline prices in the US is pure price gouging by the oil companies
Commodity prices have risen … in US dollars. But, because of their artificial propping of the ruble, the actual rubles coming in are fewer than before.
No, you got that totally wrong. It's very high interest rates which make the ruble expensive -- and those high interest rates make money too expensive in Russia.
@@boink800 not at all. They have a resource based economy unlike western inflated countries. For example, if you wanna buy a pound of iron, suppose it cost 400 ruble , the same coast in west 300 dollar. That means almost 50 times inflation is in western country. When u have currency based economy , like dollar and euro, if the system works good, you may perform well, orelse it will boomerang like what it happens now
Why have Russia got a strong current yet rampant inflation...this would happen if things were going well..in fact it's a train wreck for Russia!
@@Factsagainstpropoganda Sorry but you don't understand at all what's causing inflation in the US. A decade of too low interest rates caused it. You think we're hurting? I think you're dreaming.
Yes, due to 3rd world countries well under developed like India. Russia's Rouble and India's Rupee are about the same like China's Yuan about a penny to the dollar and the Euro is about par with British pound and US dollar.
Very educational. Thank you.
Great interview. Enlightening and encouraging.
All good news. It is such a relief to hear some good news about the war. I agree that the 300 billion Russian funds that was frozen should be use to rebuild the Ukraine.
Yes, Russia will have to pay for all the destruction and death they caused in Ukraine!
That’s fair, that is the _very least_ Russia can do.
My guess it will be a lot of trials and processes after the war has ended, and after the massively documented war crimes and crimes against humanity that Russia has committed as part of their war doctrine, there will not be enough of the frozen funds to pay reparations towards Ukraine. This money will never be enjoyed by Russia.
But that money has been stolen by US. Any police to recover from the thieves?
That's about 1.5 trillion equivalent in the west due to lower costs in Ukraine, that will go a long way to their rebuilding.
This is just a special economy operation and everything is going according to plan according to the Kremlin report.🤣🤣😂 Слава Украiнi! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
The nonUkrainian, president of Ukraine has already asked the Ukrainians still in the Donbas to leave
Ahh yes everything is hoing swimingly well for thr western antion and ukraine Dont worry guys its just a ,,temporery setback"
@@hp8783 but muh ovrrrated university profesor said sanction will work this time Yeah this isnt something i saw on tv its my own observation i have made through the months i see how these profesors, experts and ,,intellectuals" say something and its proven to be wrong sooooo wrong multipule times
Now that's funny words for someone whose children are gonna live the rest of their lives in poverty in case Russia doesn't win. Assuming you'll even have children of course, which is doubtful)
@@smokex3652 Exactly what is being said does not add up, sheep.
Spot on
Democracies: Send Ukrainians everything they need pronto; let them put an end to Putin's folly. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇨🇦!!
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦👍 and Putin's 🇷🇺 Nazis suka blyat
Silly little man, there was no need for this.
why not?
@@michaeldunham3385 Think he means Putin
Dementia joe could have totally avoided this war, if he had a brain of a parrot. Russia has been warning the collective west for more than a decade. What’s the surprise now?
I saw some data that USA shipments of LNG to Europe are now exceeding Russia's gas shipments to Europe.
I have no data on that but it might be true... Nordstream one is said to be down by 80% and USA gas has gone up a lot.... Say, don't you find it weird all the trouble that started in Mozambique natural gas region a little bit before the Ukrainian invasion?
At a higher cost
Maybe currently. All the US LNgG exports that would be possible to make are just a third of Russia‘s gas sales to Europe before the war. The US gas production is simply too small and there are not enough tankers and facilities to even ship that much to Europe. The EU is diversifying even more among suppliers and mainly accelerate the shift from fossil fuels in general. Germany alone that got 50% of electricity from renewables previously is planning to increase that to 80% in 10 years despite higher electricity consumption.
@@time1066 Higher cost in which terms?
@@time1066 yes but add in the cost of Putin's murderous war and it's probably worth it. Cheap Russian gas only buys wars and human strife.
Thankyou for a great honest analysis
Brilliant news 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Mr. Sonnenfeld, you have a very sharp mind and I appreciate your insights.
Good! The wealth of Oligarchs should also be given to Ukraine for its rebuilding.
Putin turned one of Ukraines oligarchs into dust yesterday
Also, the wealth of US oligarchs and Saudi monarchy should be used to rebuild the rest of war-torn parts of the world.
Very good! Thank you.
Very informative information; many thanks.
Great video all very, very true :)
This is a very good exposition of the real situation in Russia backed up reason and data. Getting a little more into the weeds, to show how bad it is getting. one could look at auto manufacturing. Of course, they cannot continue to build the foreign cars whose companies have pulled out. The one indigenous manufacturer is now putting out vehicles with no air bags and without anti-lock brakes, among other deficiencies. Many of the commentaries by standard pundits just seem to ignore details and take the line Russia big, Russia win. I have seen Mr. Sonnenfeld interviewed about this report on other channels.
I have seen reports that even the basic Russian POS vehicles are not rolling off the production lines because even those POS need some import parts they can't make themselves.
Obviously if a supply chain is broken you aren't going to have domestic production locally within a day! Not many if any countries produce EVERYTHING locally. That's not how the global system has been set up
When all you have is fake data, you become a faker.
@@cristitanase6130 when you get out of bed it's usually morning where you live
@@cristitanase6130 And you have the real data? They use chips in the advanced aircraft sourced from China. If they cut of gas to Europe, then they cannot sell it until they build pipelines to other places. That takes years, even without the environmental lobby we have in the West. You should read the latest book by Peter Ziehan. That is unless you are a bot.
That was great!
Thanks!
its not like the russian people will ever see this money :) goes down directly into these ffing thieves pockets.
Clown 🤡 go back to Russia 🇷🇺 or China 🇨🇳 Slava ukraine ki ll all russian soldiers we love ❤️ you
And yet those Russian people mostly support their rulers so sympathy much?
How long before the pipelines start to have 'unfortunate accidents' and catch fires or spring leaks?
This should have happened months ago. Especially to any heading eastwards.
Special pipeline maintenance operations , don’t worry 🤣🔥🔥🔥!!
It already happened. Just a few but there have been fires
@@TheAllMightyGodofCod Hopefully the first of many more to come.
Russian equipment is prone to cigarette fires that are impossible to put out.
GOOD TO HEAR!!!
Stop believing everything you hear, look at the prices yourself and do the math...
Great interview
Also Putin manipulated the value of the Rupel, artificially strengthening it. This reduces income from the oil that is sold. Then the few buyers get the oil at a discount
Rupel? Mistype there I think.
@@Mark-Haddow yeah, should have been ruble
Roo-Pal has to be Australian
its true , Putin made it that anyone buying their gas or oil pay in ruble .. well then when china gets the rubles in the market they probably get it at 100 ruble per $1 .. then they pay putin for oil at 60 ruble per $1 and the price in the $$ is 30% off normal market prices . so they are getting 80% the coal/oil/gas .. russia is being F*#ed bigtime by this deals
It's only a temporary solution that papers over some cracks.
"We're going to put sanctions on like you've never seen! We're putting sanctions on top of sanctions!"
I am sure Europeans are thrilled to have high inflation so long as they are told that it is to help Ukraine, the U.S. and Zelinski
Tommaso Demasi Australia. Great interview he has got it right Australia is one of the top gas exporters in the world along with the U S A AND other allies we will not let the e u down remember the Marshall plan this time next year Russia will have 2 give its coal gas and oil away the e u Will have made new contracts with the rest of its allies Australia will b happy 2 sign u up.VIVA NATO SLAVA UKRAINE LOVE FROM AUSTRALIA 😎
@@marioformosa4259 I’m more then happy to pay more for everything knowing that I’m sacrificing for the future success of the newest western country of Ukraine. Ever asked yourself why none of the Ex Soviet Union countries want yo be part of Russia? 🤷🏻♂️
@@tomdemasi9510 Oi oi oi From South Australia!! We are not called “the lucky country” for nothing 😎🙌🏻
@@Aussie-Mocha Its because of the the west!
Thanks
Music to my ears
Considering they had $620 billion in reserves before the war, $320 of which is frozen due to sanctions, they are left with $300 billion. Some estimates say they have a budget deficit of $10-20 billion per month. Averaging on $15 billion, it would mean they have 20 months of war. So starting from 2024, they will be forced either to end the war, or start even more drastic measures to gain more money (high taxes, stealing property and business, forced labor, or no payment for the army). But even without money, they could mobilize and throw infantry with AK-47, but with this tactic they will run out of people before conquering all of Ukraine.
Their trade balance says otherwise....
@@relaxingsounds6168 Ignorant minds don't care about truth. Problem is that reality tends to intrude in their fantasy world not matter how hard they try to ignore it. When reality downs it hurts.
@@relaxingsounds6168 Obviously you didn’t listen to the interview. Their trade balance is irrelevant, because the Rouble is artificially inflated, hence fewer Roubles, hence less funds to support the domestic economy.
@@anthonymorris2276 Artificially inflated is an unproven and tedious concept. Can we really say it's inflated, when Russians can use it to buy goods abroad at the exchange rate we all can see? Is there really a FIAT currency that is not manipulated by a government?
@@relaxingsounds6168 you do have a good point
NO NEGOTIATIONS WITHOUT RUSSIA PAYING REPARATIONS! 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇧
Not just in reparations...
Did USA payed reparations to Iraq or Afghanistan for their invasion?
@ J : Are you aware that without negotiation Ucraine may disappear from the Maps?
This is like heaven to my ears
We can only hope!!!
Каждое утро я просыпаюсь здесь, в Канаде, и потрясен тем, что происходит в Украине. Как же не возмущаются жители России, штурмуя улицы, защищая соседей. Это семьи, дома, жизни, ушедшие навсегда. Это не фантастика, это реальные люди, настоящие из плоти и крови. Как может быть в 2022 году, когда мы должны быть цивилизованными, такое может произойти. Что-то здесь не так, очень неправильно.
he said in russian: Every morning I wake up here in Canada and I am shocked by what is happening in Ukraine. How the inhabitants of Russia are not indignant, storming the streets, protecting their neighbors. These are families, homes, lives gone forever. This is not fantasy, these are real people, real flesh and blood. How can it be in 2022, when we should be civilized, this can happen. Something is wrong here, very wrong.
Tell putin to stop the war
Did you protest against the agression of the ukrainians toward the donbass region ? Did you protest when the democraticly elected government was overtrown then they smeared any critique for that action by making the previos government and president look like the worst people on the planet despite the fact that there is evidence in defence of yanokovich.
Putin is the god in Russian. Everyone is afraid of Putin the dictator.
This is what happens with a messed-up political system and absolute power vested in one man, accountable to no-one.
This explanation made my day.
I love this interview and this guys great knowledge
Great discussion. Excellent and well prepared guest. Please have that Professor from YAKE come back several times in the future. RS. Canada
error correction: YALE UNIVERSITY
It’s ok Putin still has his palaces
While Russian citizens are still living in poor condition. What a bourgeoisie.
@@selflesssamaritan6417 he even murders his own people seeing as he calls Russians and Ukrainians one people
what I would like to see and hear are governments being straight with their citizens and saying, "look, we need to punish Putin by all of us using the minimum amount of gas we can, here are ways we can do it"...............As we all know bad situations don't last forever and we can overcome this pain together and make Russia a 3rd world country for what they have done.
Does this channel never tire of being wrong.
Great economic overview
We could make sure of it by cutting gas demand. It's beyond my comprehension how there's STILL not an large emergency insulation and renewables program.
I've more or less cut gas completely already, I ain't giving a ruble to grandma Pootine or creating more stress on the system.
We need more Jess Sonnenfeld interviews!!!
good info thx
Jeff is good. Be like Jeff.
Most of the steel parts production Putler needs for his war equipment was blown completely away by them in Mariopol. Genius
I don't know if your statement is true but it makes sense. This entire invasion is pure insanity on Putin's part.
Bet you fell for the NeoCon propaganda about Iraqi WMD
Thank you for this brief report on Russian economy. It has made my day :)
Go team!
Let's hope so
All those unemployed can go to the army. Lol.
Yep. can't afford a washing machine or a fridge? Join the army and steal one from Ukraine.🤣🤣🤣
or revolt
There is perhaps one upside to high unemployment for Putin, it will make it somewhat easier to recruit for his military adventure. Though it might be difficult to equip any new formations as weapons and equipment stocks are depleted and there is insufficient financing to replenish them.
Good !
Let's hope this is true sir, so this war can be stopped, and we all can live in peace
Well I think the energy price for UK consumers at home and pump tells a different story...Sanctions are mutually destructive, it is not a win / lose game, it is a lose / lose game.
Only if you are completely devoid of morals and see the world in terms of personal gain.
@@stevenmoore3480 My morals are fine. Perhaps you should tell that to the people that will now starve because of the network effects of the Sanctions. The academic research proves Sanctions cause nearly equal harms and a lot of inhumane collateral damage.
Finally a guy who knows his business 👍
You mean business of spreading western propaganda right?
Extremely smart explanation of current situation.
This is great news. Good!
I truly hope as a European that we use this war,to become energy independent,
Never.Because the vast majority of Europe has cold winters and the big part of natural gas consumption is for heating in the winter.Right now, much of the gas coming from Russia is saved in reserves In Europe for consumption in the fall and winter and the rest of gas is used to make electricity.25-30% of our electricity is made from Russian gas.Maybe in 10-15 years we wont be using Russian gas to make electricity but heating is not possible....even if we heat with electricity, we will return to gas to produce this electricity and don't get me started about renewable energy...
I am generally not a person who wants a nation to suffer. However, in this case I want Russia to so that it’s barbaric acts in Ukraine stop. Too many people are suffering because of one little man with a big ego.
I just hope you could have just a little bit of the same feelings for the Palestinian people who are facing Ethnic Clensing, Genocide, Bulldozing, plundering and looting etc for Decades by the Apartheid Zionists State of Israel
@@Ossie786 I have compassion for anyone who is suffering. I don’t know the solution for the Palestinians, I wish I did.
I want Russia to collapse into civil war.
@@Ossie786 Palestine is ruled by a terrorist party that advocates for the extermination of jews. So I feel no pitty for them. Kind of hard to decide between an advanced first world country and a failing one party state.
@@da90sReAlvloc He din't. He only feels sad for muslims because they're his people. He doesn't care about the christians or the kurds being exterminated by ISIS.
Very good analysis - Europe can switch to LNG and redistribute it across the EU. The LNG ships are western and even Russia needed to book them if they wanted to export elsewhere. The other thing is, that many houses in Europe can be still heated by several means. My neighbours are piling up wood and some of them are switching to Airpumps. The other ongoing discussion is to cap energy pricing in Europe to keep energy affordable, but still encourage people to change their energy consumption - in fact this speeds up the EU's plans for gas and oil independence. Yeah, it might appear to be a controversial discussion, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
I agree, in Europe, we will be ready to move to Africa if it is too cold and eat once a day if that can help Zelenski take down Putin. I like that light that you described.
@@dragon2695 in worst case, you will have to do it - otherwise start learning Russian and you will freeze in your own country. If you haven't got this point, you have no clue about Europe - then it's indeed better to go to Africa in your case.
It's about time we heard some detailed news on the state of Russia.
Let’s hope so
This warvwas so unnecessary loss of life and disruption of normal life for thousands of human beings.so lame.
Tell it to Putin, WE KNOW
You really have to admire German efficiency and gründlichkeit. When they put their minds to something, they go all out.
Gründlichkeit, with a capital G - every noun is capitalized in my native language German 🤗
great piece. very interesting
It is a load of BS. It is not great at all. Brainwashing BS for the masses.
Nuff said
Good to see the EU standing strong.
Winter is coming...
Wait till winter to pay 500Euro/megawatt....
Meanwhile, Russia's GDP is growing faster than Europe's GDP) Sanctions) Germany was humiliated when gas pipelines were blown up and She was gagged.
I laugh at people who think sanctions of this calibre don't matter.
We are all laughing at the Russian, Indian and Nigerian trolls at the moment.
Good informative video
Thank you Godbless Diyos Ama Ina
2% of world gdp versus >50%, yeah i know who my money is on...
Most comprehensive evaluation of the current Russian economy I've seen.
yes this man is correct
I hope so 🎉
Also, Russian is spending almost $1 billion per day fighting the Ukraine War.
Sad. Money going into a fire barrel
The high prices will go a little way to building the new pipelines to China, but not very far , and it’s going to take years to build anything, SLAVA UKRAINI
Oh, I hope this is true!
He's right....
Bye, bye Russia.
How many times have we seen this type of headline?! Let's hope you're right
Good news !
Good.
Sth he didnt go into that is important is that Westerners typically provided oil field services. From my understanding that means its unlikely they can expand production and even keeping production up may become a huge issue. Westerners were brought in because after the Fall of the Soviet Union they couldnt get their wells up by themselves. Good luck to them.......
Beautiful to hear Putin on the way out
Really enjoyed this commentary. Putin needs to get out of the Ukraine
I hope so