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How much longer can Putin fund the war in Ukraine?

How much longer can Putin fund the war in Ukraine?

Conflict Zone

April 13, 202325m 53s

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Show Notes

A leading Russian economist tells DW Putin has always acted like a mafia boss. Sergei Guriev, Professor of Economics and Provost at Sciences Po in Paris, was a top economic advisor and banking official who fled Moscow in 2013. He now says the Russian president will use every additional dollar to "kill Ukrainians" but added that sanctions are keeping cash from the Kremlin.

Topics

Vladimir PutinRussiaKremlinsanctionseconomicsSergei GurievUkraineUkraine warwar crimes