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It Happened! Putin Drastically Reduced War Budget. Invasion is Not Sustainable - The Russian Dude [View all]
Recently Putin started to quietly recognize the problems of the ongoing war. He does not acknowledge them publicly, but there are obvious signs. One of such is that Putin drastically reduced war budget, cutting the payments to soldiers as much as by 30 times. The revised compensation for soldiers does not look attractive anymore. Then there is also new financial accountability for soldiers as well. They are personally responsible for damaged, destroyed, or lost military equipment. The future of Russian military is uncertain, as the invasion is no longer sustainable.
0:00 What's up!
1:17 Quiet recognition of problems
4:57 Revised payments to soldiers
8:44 Financial accountability for soldiers
11:56 The future of Russian military
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