Gold is really not that valuable - but is valued while it is "agreed" to be in high demand. (Art is much more volatile, but can be profitable in similar manner.) It's artificial, a win in the short-medium term: best to be leery of it longterm. Gold investment, incidentally, reminds me of Jesus' parable of the man who took the 1 Talent his master entrusted to him, and buried it, for security in case the world got too wild. Meanwhile the gold-sellers you buy from will take your money and do much more useful things with it (including, of course, digging up more gold to make them more profit off you). But even a Ponzi scheme can be great for everyone involved, for many years... until the eventual sign-ons get screwed. Simply, always ask yourself, "What real lasting good for human flourishing is my investment making?" True value increase there. 🌱
5:01 This part is partially inaccurate, they can produce sub 28nm all the ay to 7nm chip designs. The only issue is that this can't yet be done at an industrial scale. However their MIC can produce adequate supplies for itself.
When this is ignored as seen with theF-35 or the British-Aircraft carriers, and TridentSystem...the system more often than not fails due to the accumulation of errors with increasing complexity of the system. As it encounters new situations that were not planned, understood or well documented with the latest chips or technology.
I am a Canadian and moved to Russia in May 2022. My family and I live in the Russian Far East in the city of Khabarovsk. The sanctions that are currently imposed onto Russia have little affect on what I see in Khabarovsk. The local economy is booming (as other major cities in Russia), and I have not met anyone that has told me that the conflict in Ukraine is affecting their personal economic lives here in Khabarovsk. I also started a UA-cam channel. It is called "Canadian Living in Russia". I want to show the world what life is like in Khabarovsk through the eyes of a Canadian. Cheers! 🙂
@@canadianlivinginrussia3237 Compare Russia's GDP to the USA before the war. A country that is much larger by land mass had a TINY fraction of the GDP of America. You can google it. Russia is a "gas station with nukes."
Our western 'leaders' are bought puppets. They needed the old financial system to crash to implement the global cbdc for ultimate control over the people. They will blame the 'Rus cyber hackers' but the attacks will in fact be domestic and systematic. Internet ID - total control for the elite.
You can't sanction a country that has 11 time zones, all the resources in great quantities and smart dedicated leaders and population. You end up looking foolish!
Those that saw this from the first announcement of sanctions were called “Comrades”, “Putin Lovers”, “Murderers” etc…Common sense wasn’t even considered. The same is going on with the hundreds of billions being poured into Israel and Ukraine right now. The backfires will be painful to everyone.
Western education systems... in the US in particular, they don't have any real thesis in their curriculum about other countries. Russia is no exception..
@@siahwashn9794 West will again invade East. They wrongly assumed that Russia is weakest part. As next step they will try to create war between Iran/Israel (elimination of Iran can solve for them so lot troubles, and create a lot of troubles for whole region), Azerbaijan/Armenia, India/China, India/Pakistan, Japanese/China, China/Taiwan, Philippines/China, something like that.
Great video, Cyrus! As a Moscow citizen operating in economics, I have some minor remarks about your video. First of all, we haven’t shifted to wartime economy. It’s very controversial question in Russia and lots of people want that. But for Gods sake we are not and we are grateful for that. In war time expenses in defence were about 12%, meanwhile we are talking about 6%. It’s okay. Market economy is still in Russia even better. The inflation is pretty high, but they hold it perfectly. Life in Russia changed a little. Some names of companies just changed. We love our country, love everybody and pray for the brightest future for the whole world! Peace!
@@tryagain148 russia has lost 1miljon technical engineers in Avtogaz only, the russia's biggest lorrymaker, source the Head of the company. No problem for you, but for the country...
@@JYRIVIRMA I don’t know where you got this information, but I couldn’t find anything in the Russian media, so I assume that the information was taken either from Western or Ukrainian sources. The figure of one million was especially surprising; there have never been so many engineers there; the staff there has always been approximately 40,000 people. P.s Even Gazprom employs about 500,000 people, and this despite the fact that the staff is increasing.
@@JYRIVIRMAthere is no such thing as Avtogaz. If you mean Avtovaz, it doesn't make lorries. Lorries are made by GAZ. Avtovaz had 33 000 employees total in 2021, and GAZ had 20 000. None of the companies could have lost "1 million engineers" as none had so many employees even combined, never mind engineers alone.
Inflation is up everywhere... and politicians will find a way to increase it if "needed". Now, who pays for it? - PEOPLE! As you, I hope for the brightest future for the whole world! Peace!
About how this will effect oil and gas prices and the stock market, have you all heard about Monica Mary Strigle? ldy had predicted to an accuracy prices of oil on WTI and Brent Crude indexes, with the unfolding of events in the Russian-Ukranian war.
As Russian who travels the world I can tell - when I come back to my home it looks like they live better and better each time, the technological world is going up there, the food is high quality and everything is super affordable. And yeah I buy gold there too 😁 Russia always has been self sustaining and most of famous brands didn’t left the country they just change their names 😅
In 1997, Vladimir Putin defended his PhD thesis in economics at the Mining Institute of St. Petersburg. The title of the work is "Strategic planning of reproduction of the mineral resource base of the region in the conditions of formation of market relations
Even fewer realise that Xi Jinping has a degree in chemical engineering. These types of analytical skills form the basis of their political initiatives.
it`s because you are wrong by default they circumvent the sanctions but the exports continue and rusia is paying more for less , sanctions are not quite useless they bleed them of money
@@2funny269 Yeah but that doesn't matter very much. Russia is almost completely self-sufficient and doesn't need anything from other countries. Meanwhile, lots of countries desperately need Russian wheat or energy resources. Hence, sanctioning Russia is a self-defeating move, as the West is learning.
U don't need to be a an economist to understand Russia covers nearly 1/5 of the land mars of the world and has 12 time zones. Abundant of almost all the natural resources wheat, oil , gas, diamond, nuclear energy and many. So it doesn't make sense to sanction a country that so vast and so riches in resources. On the other hand worlds top 2 economies(India and China) are full time trading with Russia . And Russians people are so resilient and they are very skilled in Engineering and Technology....
I agree. Judging in terms of science fiction, Russia is the first country in the world to enter the era of cyberpunk. Watch the video from their Games of the Future 2024 in February this year. Russia has a powerful Internet structure, powerful smart home technologies, and anime and cyberpunk fans use their money and donations to buy food and clothes for people affected by bombing on former lands in eastern Ukraine.
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@@Hardrada904 USA doing just fine economically. Americans whine about everything. They got spoiled by decades of very low inflation, which is NOT normal.
When you're next door to the greatest economic powerhouse in history and are friends with them, and you're blessed with vast natural resources, there's no limit to what you can accomplish together.
Yep. Russia doesn't want to be "king", but it definitely has "Kingmaker" powers. Europe is learning the hard way what happens when those are taken away!
Russia is NOT in a wartime economy. 6% GDP military spending is less than the USSR at peacetime in the Cold War, and close to what the US was spending at the peak of the Cold War. A real wartime economy would see spending well over 50% of GDP.
@@щавельь It's not military spending. You simply shoved undisclosed expenses (In a country dodging sanctions) into military spendings and wear it as badge of honor, while "undisclosed expenses" are everything from importing sanctioned goods to paying wages for secret factory workers (Which are country bound, so all the money paid will be immediately spent locally).
Russia has almost zero external debt! The little debt has been carefully selected in order to maintain its independence. This makes Russia independent rendering sanctions useless!
*Sadly, this is mostly perpetuation of myths on a number of key points.* For sanctions to work, they have to affect something. These sanctions only affect Russia's external trade, and mostly with the West (and even that only superficially), which is not even a major part of Russia's economy. *Russia is completely self-reliant* sans tropical fruit and the like. THIS is why sanctions did nothing, not because of some tricks. Russian economy is not "growing because of military spending" - most sectors are growing. Sanctions, ironically, *stopped the outflow of capital* which boosted the entire economy. Russia DOES NOT "take microchips out of washing machines". Russia imports only consumer electronics for civilian consumers. Russia makes 65nm chips not because Russia cannot go smaller, but because Russia domestically makes *ruggedized military chips* and those don't go below 65nm. *Russia makes BILLIONS of those chips.* No Russian missile has any Western chips in it. *Russia DOES HAVE 7nm chip technology.* Where do you think China got it from?
@@emrys382 There is no indication that China managed to develop domestic EUV lithography though. Russia did, many years ago. Huawei has several research centers in Russia for a reason.
Now imagine just one sanction against US/western countries… Sanctioning US financial institutions to cut them of from international financial markets… Or just sanctions selling US bonds - your perpetually deficit economies will fold like a house of cards the very next day 😂😂😂🤷♂️ Coz in reality you are pirates, mascarading as a country 🤷♂️
:D no he has not, people here seem to believe anything without any proof :D. Are you just wrong, dont know any better or just russian bot trying spread misinformation?
It really is. As a Russian, I’m here to confirm, out of all the social incentives, cities being rebuilt to ultra modern, so far it feels that our government has infinite money. It’s really strange, everybody expects the war to put limitation to our quality of life - not even close. Live as comfortable as ever. I own a new Nissan and have a flat in a new apartment building, both paid out. PS Russia is comfy, but the reason you guys wouldn’t be able to relocate is that Russians don’t speak English, so you would seriously struggle to adjust. The reason I speak so well is that I did a law degree in Uk
@user-nt7os5cg7jneither russian, nor from Russia. What safety you are talking about? Lots of migrants and incapable politicians are ruining old good Europe.
maybe you can tell the southern countries to stop sending the migrants to US and tell them to go to Russia instead. Putin can use them as cannon fodder, similar to his own citizens
Not only in southern countries also in Europe for instance Austria ( only dump governments and the MSM brainwashed puppets are not on Russian side) supports Russia the most and ever. reliable friend of Europe. God bless Russia and the greatest leader ever Putin 👍👍 🙏🙏🙏🙏
By imposing all those sanctions it became almost impossible to move out capital out of Russia, there is abundance of money nowhere to invest except as in the goods, services and production within the country itself. There is also resources and ability to acquire goods and expertise from non western countries. There is ability to invest in the regions like Africa and South America. In other words, it is no surprise that by cutting out ties with Russia, the west overestimated its importance on one hand, shot in its own leg by hindering the trust in investments and solve Russias main problem for years - availability of financial resources for internal long term investments in non financial sector. 🤷🤷🤷
Sir. Halford Mackinder has allready given the answer since 1904. Russia controls the largest and richest region in the world, the central Eurasian plain. It would be almost imposible for any country to criple the economy of such a giant, let alone force it to change its foreing policy.
Hey there I'm an Aussie who moved to St Petersburg in 2021- yeh it's amazing here. And the produce is incredible, cheap and tasty. I never realised how much like cardboard Australian GMO made produce tasted like until I tried Russian produce - I can never go back.
You don't really know about GMO. The thing is there's nothing bad about that. GMO products are even safer than "natural". And that's a shame that Russia doesn't allow progress in that direction. I'm Russian btw
@@mmyes8076That “Aussie” is also Russian. Look at the comment section, there were plenty similar comments written by the same template, just the country of origin differs.
@@mmyes8076 такие продукты рассчитаны чисто чтобы получить сверхурожайность, а не питательность. ГМО - это чисто побыстрому срубить бабла, а не накормить население. Можно с таким же успехом пожевать бумагу
@@mmyes8076 ГМО пшеница или любое другое растение не дает всходов это тебе о чем то говорит? Фермеры в Америке каждый год закупают семена у компании Монсанто, это сделано для регулирования населения в дальнейшей перспективе, без семян не будет урожая, значит будет голод и управлять этим будут корпорации. К тому же вмешательство в генетику мало изучено и как влияют продукты с ГМО ни кто не знает , а если и знают то будут молчать.
It renames it back to Rostiks, a local chain that was purchased by KFC. Nothing really changed besides the name when KFC went in. Nothing changed besides the name when KFC went out. Only the money now stays in Russia.
west is using him to bleed Russia because Russia wants to expand further to take the boundaries of the old Soviet system to use those countries as a buffer
Zelenski will not admit defeat, he is aiming to hit his qouta of Trillion dollars of US taxpayers money pouring into his coffer till then war must go on!
I moved my IT business from Spain to Russia and it florished. I had to compete with string Americans here in the EU, now I compete with nobody on a discharged market. Just grab as much clients as i can handle. Sales are not a problem anymore.
President Putin If history is correct which is not always the case revisionists are always there to change history putin will be known as one of russia's greatest presidents
You are correct. I just wanted to point out that the word "President" is new to our history that has been unfolding for a millennium. We had Great Princes, Tsars (derives from "Caesar"), First Secretaries (we unofficially called them "cheifs") and only now - presidents. So the correct word choice would be "one of Russia's greatest Head's of State/Russia's Leaders". The tradition has more meaning than we usually think it does. From west-centric worldview what we have is like a form of "autocracy", yet it is an oversimplification: our system is stable and balanced - hence it's adequate. The government, if you look closer, is FOLLOWING the demand from the people of Russia - of the majority, which makes it a unique, a yet to be finally instituted into its modern form democracy. Every major democracy is actually pretty unique - the US is much different than the UK or France or Japan and so on. And there is no generally perfect form of organisation for each and every country - each one that survives long enough has the best form that allows for better resource management in it's geopolitical and geoeconomical environment. When the US just uses their own clichés for denomination of other countries it is only worse for the US themselves as they deprive themselves of proper understanding and hence - prediction capability of this world
@@marks1167 Stalin was Georgian. And any positives were not really because of him, but rather the indominable spirit of the collective peoples of the nation he ruled.
@@MuantanamoMobile You can say that about Putin, Stalin built from ground zero Stalin understood the need for a Russian industrial revolution Stalin was a great forward thinker Stalin understood Logistics, Stalin understood the need for unbreakable logistics, Stalin picked his generals on merit, So what Stalin was Georgian that wasn't the point of the comment, Putin never speaks badly or undermines Comrade Stalin, Putin is an outstanding first-class leader also a forward thinker
I was last in Russia in 1999, when she was in the doldrums - but even then it was obvious to me that this country was a sleeping economic giant. The only thing going against it was the harsh climate and the prevailing lack of direction of its political leadership. Otherwise everything else was in place; a highly educated, skilled and innovative workforce, critical infrastructure, factories, mineral resources. I found it amazing that Western leaders could not see that sanctions would only help Russia. Oddly enough, Russians themselves seemed blind to this fact too. So when sanctions were first imposed a decade ago, I clapped my hands in glee, describing them as a bitter but necessary medicine for Russia. I was ridiculed by my Russophobic followers. I usually lose at bets, but I wish I had put down some money on this one.
Much of the educated workface has left. No rule of law/massive corruption hurts it immensely with international trade. It will collapse or splinter within five years. .
:D:D i bet you have not ever been to russia, its like developing country people live in very poor conditions compared to europe. Russia is more like colombia or some african country
@@kasperiization😂😂😂 wake up from your Opium . You will cry with envy if you ever step into Russia underground metro complex or into a mega Moscow hypermarket. I haven't seen that many Russian sleeping on the streets like people in America or England😢
@@alberthenriette8976 why would i cry? I have used russian subway so i know its great. I think its most beautifull i have used, and i have used subway, in new york, paris, stockholm, rome and so on. Russia is still poor and thats fact you prove wrong with all the copium opium what ever you trying to say. Russia is large country and only 11% lives in moscow and they are poo, averide pay is low, old grannys selling things on busstation, men drinking vodka. There is no decent wellfare, pension and chances to improve your life. Best way right now is to join the army, in russia its like super good sallary. But if you compare russian army sallary to like finnish or estonian its more like cleaners month sallary, so the lowest there is.
@kasperiization You're right about poor life standards in Russia. It's not that bad If you're a working adult, but pensions and welfare are really low, so It's on par with Brazil in terms of standards of living.
We don't really need them for the most part. At least not in North America. The natural gas in Europe is a big deal and maybe some things like titanium, uranium and fertilizers worldwide however North America likely has more resources overall than Russia.
This may very well be one of the only actual truthful videos I’ve seen about Russia and current global tendencies! Very well researched! Deserved like and subscribe from me.
I have been folliowing Cyrus channel since the days he was still living in China. His work has become incredibly important to inform the world on relevant subjects like Geopolitics, Geoeconomics invoilving China and the U.S.
Russia has every imaginable resource in the world, including rare earths, gold, platinum, diamonds, uranium, hydrocarbons, record drinking water and timber reserves, ferrous and non-ferrous, you name them.
@@JYRIVIRMA It matters a lot: 1 liter of gasoline costs 0.5EUR, streets of Russian cities are full of cars (there are a lot of new Chinese cars, that was something that surprised me when I was there), public transport works perfectly, airports and aircrafts are full (I flew from St Petersburg to Moscow, then from Moscow to Minsk)... it matters a lot for transportation of people and goods and logistics, for example groceries are quite cheap in Russia, Milka chocolate costs 0.7EUR... etc, etc, etc.
@@JYRIVIRMAit’s why the US are trying to find an excuse to start a war against Russia alongside Europe. Their long term plan was to ruin Russia whereas Russia tried to form relationships with the US. US wants a piece of Russia but they won’t get it😂
@@rico-fs1cr The sanctions actually have benefited Russia. While it has banned western investments in Russia, it has also banned Russian investments in the west. What used to happen is the rich of Russia would take profits from Russian resources and labor, and move them into western markets, and now that wealth is instead being re-invested within Russia. The re-investments have been greater than the loss of western investments. Sanctions have also unified Russians around their nation and their government because they now too see how much western nations despise them for the crime of being ethnic Russian. Also without Nato aggression, Donbas would have stayed part of Ukraine, but now since Nato & the U.S. just couldn't help themselves with their delusions of superiority, the regions annexed into Russia hold an estimated $12 trillion of untapped resources. And since the sanctions, Russia has much stronger ties with countries like India & Saudia Arabia, both used to have closer ties to the United States.
The American people don’t want problems with Russia, I’m mostly native American, and for the u.s. to call out Russia for taking land from Ukraine is the pot calling the kettle black 😂
It's like California would get independent from Washington for couple of years, ruin everything turning into the drug addicts and criminals haven, then Washington will had enough of this and reinstate its rule over Cali and China on the other side of the would complain on Cali independence while simultaneously grabbing island from neighboring countries.
This was the last mistake of the USA. It is so stupid to give Russia into the hands of its main opponent, China, that you have to be crazy. The United States could just stop provoking Russia, it has always been more drawn to the Western world, and now all the bridges are burned, there is no way back. Russia is finally with the global south.
1:01 Russia has shifted to a wartime economy? Really? There is no rationing. Goods and services are available, abundant, and affordable. Russia spends 1/10th of the amount, that the USA spends on their military budget, and about the same amount, as a percentage of GDP.
How is an armed invasion of a neighboring country a smart move? Don't forget that Russia spends millions of dollars on the pointless war. These people in the comment section who are blessing the country have no idea what they are talking about
The USA government is angry and belligerent. They don’t give a toss about their citizens. It’s all about maintaining and growing power and greed for their elite.
well, when Putin started to pay back all russian debts in early 2000s, lots of russians blamed him in not investing that money in economy and infrastructure, so now we can see the result of this decision - we are absolutly independent and stable, he knew everything at that time and made decisions forseeing future events.
weather your informing or trying to convince people of facts. its best to be pragmatic like this guy. No tone pushing harsh music over editing continuous or changes in pace.
It’s good he will (hopefully) remain in the chair for next 6 years. However, succession planning is vitally important for the country. The good thing is that whoever replaces President Putin will have a foreign policy and strategy not significantly different to that of President Putin. The country of Russia is united behind their president, and that includes all the political representatives in the Duma. 💪
Says everyone outside Russia. It's appreciable going against western hegemony but not at the cost of freedom of speech and violation of various basic rights
@@netyimeni169 With how it's economy goes, Turkey welcomes any oportunity. However, selling weapons in this climate was "a little bit" questionable move. Turkey paid for it with a lot of construction workers received in body bags, subsidiary factories in Ukraine were specifically targeted and destroyed and Russian-constructed NPP in Turkey have seen the contract revised hugely OUT of Turkey's favor. I won't be suprised if Erdogan will soon be brotherless as well.
@@basila420 During the time of slave trade, the USSR was the only European superpower that stood against it. In fact they helped end the slave trade. During the time of colonization, they stood by us to end it, they never supported the apartheid regime in South Africa and even gave logistics to the blacks in South Africa. Even this period of Neo colonialism, they still stand by us to help us break free from imperialism. The westerners and their allies want you to believe that Russia is the bad guy. Don't fall for that crap. Africa will be free.
The US adds $1T of debt from interest alone, every 100 days!! This is going to get real bad real quick for the US.. Combine that with other countries de-dollarizing, & China selling US debt..
@ledlight1487 If I look at the US statistics of war since becoming a nation July 4th 1776. & there has only been 17 years of peace.. Do you honestly think that somehow China will be any different as targeted countries in the past?? If they look at the stats, maybe they should take a pass & learn how to live together?? To big of an ask to the ruling class of the US?? 1.4B people & far more military industrial capacity.. Now that being stated... Do you see the US somehow being so far not screwed enough to realize this?? This is the question imho.. The Chinese just want to do business & make this world a better place & not meddle with other countries affairs.. Exactly the opposite in how the US conducts itself, like a bully slapping around kids in the playground for their lunch money.. Now is this kid too big to try to slap around?? He is much bigger and is good natured, does the US want this one?? All indicators against common logic are yes.. They are being provoked to implement a similar treatments with Russia and Ukraine, but with Taiwan against the Chinese.. The end of a hegemony awaits, & a rise of another is inevitable.. If we all survive this?? All of the blame goes to the US ruling class, in advance if we Don't, because they are far to idiotic to see otherwise.. imho..
@@peterklausner9727 "The Chinese just want to do business & make this world a better place & not meddle with other countries affairs..." How can I say this.. you have a very innocent soul, but you have much to learn
@ryanstephen120 If you are just going to table me.. At least back it up with something.. OK smart guy, give me 1 war in the last 50 years that China has started? & how many wars has the US been involved with directly, or indirectly in the last 50 years including CIA coups?? & another thing you say I have much to learn.. Let me ask you, how do all of these wars affect the US's reputation around the globe? & how long do you think that the US can hold on to their hegemony? I personally think it's already over, but this is just my opinion..& how many countries want to join BRICS+ & be involved with the belt n road initiative? & do you think that the US's foreign policy has anything to do with this?
“A terrible secret”: as soon as Western firms left Russia, domestic producers breathed a sigh of relief. They were ready to offer similar goods at lower prices, but it was reputationally more prestigious to use imported goods. Now there is no choice, and the Russian domestic market has blossomed. Now many are praying for the continuation of the conflict, since this stimulates the internal development of Russia, and not the blind consumption of foreign goods.
Russia is an astoundingly well-managed place. It is healthily growing under a war-time economy, internalizing a lot of its own production while integrating with China and its friends. Remarkable for a country with a population only 50% larger than Germany. A lot of it is due to Putin and his government leaders. They have managed their situation most professionally, ten times better than the EU or the US. Low debt, healthy trade surplus, healthy industries, good friends.
I m sure you have not ever been to russia even :D i have many times, its super cheap country to visit. It looks like developing country if yoy compare it to western neighbors like baltic countries, poland and skandinavia russia is like poor africa. People dont have anything there :D
@@yukine772 Well you can think what ever you want, that is your right. In most parts of the world, not really sure does russsia have much free thinkers left. I m from finland and we used to have this thing called allegro train between helsinki-st.petersburg it takes little more than two hours to get there. Finnish tourism in vyborg and st.petersburg was quite big thing before war. What ever you think about my visits, russia is still poor and everyone knows it :D And for you to know, you dont have to visit russia to understand that its poor country. What you need to do is type it in youtube and google, compare the numbers to ex soviet countries like baltics and there you go 😀
I lived in South Africa 1980s which came under comprehensive global sanctions ..Actually strengthened the economy . Boosted local manufacture hugely and financial sanctions so easy to circumvent .
Самое интересное, это то, что больше всего за многополярный мир борется Россия и больше всего от этого страдает тоже Россия. Другие страны сидят и ждут, когда Россия всё сделает сама, чтобы придти на всё готовенькое, вместо того чтобы помочь нам.
Да. Частично правда. Особенно в войне против НАТО; Россия сражается в одиночку. Однако Россия получает поддержку со стороны Китая и альянса БРИКС в экономической сфере. Многие страны отказываются вводить санкции против России, несмотря на давление со стороны США. Китай и Индия по-прежнему покупают российскую нефть. Многие страны Африки и Южной Америки поддерживают Россию, но они слишком слабы, чтобы помочь. Самым важным союзником в сфере технологий и экономики в будущем, конечно же, станет Китай. Удачи из Калифорнии! 🌏
I agree but one thing you are also fighting for the millions of people across Europe and the UK who are cheering for Russia. We have no voice. I wish we had Putin.
Russians are practical and mostly honest. They will make things work instead of making excuses for failures or blaming a boogeyman, which is something a lot of the "West" do. Just look at Russian products. They aren't overly complex compared to Western equivalents, but they work!
They literally just blamed Ukraine for the ISIS attack when ISIS claimed responsibility. They make excuses all the time whenever one of their warships sink. Oh it was a smoking accident, we wanted to decommission that vessel anyway, etc.
@@nicocrestmere9688brainwashed… ukr regularly terrorised rus citizens and snatch by lie a lot of people money by calling. No1 here don’t think that igil (already beated) was make this terrible thing
I don't understand why you are mentioning Canada in this contest. Canada is irrelevant in the world stage and Russia could care less what Canada is going to do.
It’s per gram and Russian Central Bank can fix any price they want. It’s up to the seller to decide. The 2k price you quoted is the LBMA price which is the current global price index although there is arbitrage to local (in-country) pricing Even at 52/g it’s roughly 1600 per Troy ounce (ounce = 28g and Troy ounce = 31.1g). Normal humans beings like us don’t get to play at this level of pricing since it’s hallmark refining bullion. A decade ago, there were only 50 trade desks in the world that are legit bullion traders and most of them operate out of London. What us commoners get to do is buy at retail or buy fractional ownership of a bullion stockpile. So really no different from stock markets.
Cyrus’ pitch on gold is amateur level. Lear Capital is a retailer, not even close to what central banks, governments, financial institutions do with bullion. 1 standard GOOD DELIVERY bar weight is 400 Troy ounce so almost a million bucks.
When you started telling silly stories about computer chips from toasters, I just fell to the floor laughing! The level of your analytics, of course, is amazing... LOL! 😂
China-One day, 2 years ago amid Covid, I went to the bank to renew my time deposit with some additional cash. The bank had advertisements on the wall for buying gold. I said I wanted to buy 100 or 200 grams. But she said I only get a piece of paper not real gold 😢. I bought some anyway, 1 kg. I think I have made more money than the time deposit. Thank you very much Chinese government and our CPC!
Yeah Russia is selling it's oil cheaper than countries like Turkmenistan. Russia lost its bargaining power with EU sanctions lmao. Only ones getting money are the oligarchs
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Gold is really not that valuable - but is valued while it is "agreed" to be in high demand. (Art is much more volatile, but can be profitable in similar manner.) It's artificial, a win in the short-medium term: best to be leery of it longterm.
Gold investment, incidentally, reminds me of Jesus' parable of the man who took the 1 Talent his master entrusted to him, and buried it, for security in case the world got too wild. Meanwhile the gold-sellers you buy from will take your money and do much more useful things with it (including, of course, digging up more gold to make them more profit off you).
But even a Ponzi scheme can be great for everyone involved, for many years... until the eventual sign-ons get screwed. Simply, always ask yourself, "What real lasting good for human flourishing is my investment making?" True value increase there. 🌱
You look great with your new hair, Cyrus. 👍
5:01 This part is partially inaccurate, they can produce sub 28nm all the ay to 7nm chip designs. The only issue is that this can't yet be done at an industrial scale. However their MIC can produce adequate supplies for itself.
When this is ignored as seen with theF-35 or the British-Aircraft carriers, and TridentSystem...the system more often than not fails due to the accumulation of errors with increasing complexity of the system. As it encounters new situations that were not planned, understood or well documented with the latest chips or technology.
How are you doing sir if i may ask does it work in country like Zimbabwe
Imagine if 16,000 steps are taken to improve the lives of Americans. Instead, we created 16,000 sanctions to destroy another country.
yes because they are killing other people and invade their country
Welcome to capitalism.
These crazy measures are to benefit the neocons, not the American public
But the American people don't want that. They want to hate and destroy Russia and China.
And still failed to destroy. Embarrassing tactic😅
I am a Canadian and moved to Russia in May 2022. My family and I live in the Russian Far East in the city of Khabarovsk. The sanctions that are currently imposed onto Russia have little affect on what I see in Khabarovsk. The local economy is booming (as other major cities in Russia), and I have not met anyone that has told me that the conflict in Ukraine is affecting their personal economic lives here in Khabarovsk. I also started a UA-cam channel. It is called "Canadian Living in Russia". I want to show the world what life is like in Khabarovsk through the eyes of a Canadian. Cheers! 🙂
Russian economy was terrible before the war even started. LMFAO
@@SenorJuan2023 Do you have any evidence that can support your statement?
@@canadianlivinginrussia3237 Compare Russia's GDP to the USA before the war. A country that is much larger by land mass had a TINY fraction of the GDP of America. You can google it. Russia is a "gas station with nukes."
@@canadianlivinginrussia3237 Just use Google. It's common knowledge.
Why would you move to a country that will collapse/splinter within five years? I sure hope you don't have a family there. WOW
there is a saying in Russia - "don't try to scare a hedgehog with your bare ass"
😂love this!❤
ahaha
In Portugal we have the same... except we prolong the sentence ", unless you had plenty of beans!" LOLOLOL
Thats what Russia did to Ukraine.. Russia went in bare assed
Russia is winning war in Ukraine and when trump wins again war will be finished in Ukraine
The Europeans think time froze. So they think sanctions will always work. The war has instead exposed the emperor's nakedness
Now they are all suffering high inflation.
Our western 'leaders' are bought puppets.
They needed the old financial system to crash to implement the global cbdc for ultimate control over the people.
They will blame the 'Rus cyber hackers' but the attacks will in fact be domestic and systematic.
Internet ID - total control for the elite.
Who is their emperor, who isn't cognizant that he has no clothes on?😂
Not all europeans.
They think that Russia is Novgorod Republic
You can't sanction a country that has 11 time zones, all the resources in great quantities and smart dedicated leaders and population.
You end up looking foolish!
Those that saw this from the first announcement of sanctions were called “Comrades”, “Putin Lovers”, “Murderers” etc…Common sense wasn’t even considered. The same is going on with the hundreds of billions being poured into Israel and Ukraine right now. The backfires will be painful to everyone.
Western education systems... in the US in particular, they don't have any real thesis in their curriculum about other countries. Russia is no exception..
Very well said... the west is in serious decline. Economically, politically, socially and militarily... the sun is rising in the east
@@siahwashn9794 West will again invade East. They wrongly assumed that Russia is weakest part. As next step they will try to create war between Iran/Israel (elimination of Iran can solve for them so lot troubles, and create a lot of troubles for whole region), Azerbaijan/Armenia, India/China, India/Pakistan, Japanese/China, China/Taiwan, Philippines/China, something like that.
@@juliap.5375 good analysis of alliances
Great video, Cyrus!
As a Moscow citizen operating in economics, I have some minor remarks about your video. First of all, we haven’t shifted to wartime economy. It’s very controversial question in Russia and lots of people want that. But for Gods sake we are not and we are grateful for that. In war time expenses in defence were about 12%, meanwhile we are talking about 6%. It’s okay. Market economy is still in Russia even better. The inflation is pretty high, but they hold it perfectly. Life in Russia changed a little. Some names of companies just changed. We love our country, love everybody and pray for the brightest future for the whole world! Peace!
Wow what a great comment! Thank you so much for the insights and I appreciate you taking the time to comment!
@@tryagain148 russia has lost 1miljon technical engineers in Avtogaz only, the russia's biggest lorrymaker, source the Head of the company. No problem for you, but for the country...
@@JYRIVIRMA I don’t know where you got this information, but I couldn’t find anything in the Russian media, so I assume that the information was taken either from Western or Ukrainian sources. The figure of one million was especially surprising; there have never been so many engineers there; the staff there has always been approximately 40,000 people. P.s Even Gazprom employs about 500,000 people, and this despite the fact that the staff is increasing.
@@JYRIVIRMAthere is no such thing as Avtogaz. If you mean Avtovaz, it doesn't make lorries. Lorries are made by GAZ. Avtovaz had 33 000 employees total in 2021, and GAZ had 20 000. None of the companies could have lost "1 million engineers" as none had so many employees even combined, never mind engineers alone.
Inflation is up everywhere... and politicians will find a way to increase it if "needed". Now, who pays for it? - PEOPLE! As you, I hope for the brightest future for the whole world! Peace!
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saw Tucker Carlson's recent interview with Putin recently, and It's intriguing how media narratives can be manipulated.
Indeed, the distortion of truth by the mainstream media is concerning; it's challenging to discern fact from fiction.
The halting of gas flow into Europe has undoubtedly impacted living costs significantly.
Agreed, the economic repercussions are palpable, particularly for ordinary citizens
About how this will effect oil and gas prices and the stock market, have you all heard about Monica Mary Strigle? ldy had predicted to an accuracy prices of oil on WTI and Brent Crude indexes, with the unfolding of events in the Russian-Ukranian war.
Yes, just like Tom Lee I've heard she's been instrumental in elevating people's lifestyles by adeptly managing their portfolios.
As Russian who travels the world I can tell - when I come back to my home it looks like they live better and better each time, the technological world is going up there, the food is high quality and everything is super affordable. And yeah I buy gold there too 😁 Russia always has been self sustaining and most of famous brands didn’t left the country they just change their names 😅
Too bad you don't have youtube anymore.)
@@alik6813 we do ;) (texting from Russia)
@@Kurkurkru Well, soon you won't :))
@@alik6813 aww I am so scared😋😜 touch some grass boomer
@@alik6813hohol with bandera flag is talking😅
Few people realize that Putin has a PhD thesis in the 'economics of energy'. This is the best academic background a Russian president can have.
In 1997, Vladimir Putin defended his PhD thesis in economics at the Mining Institute of St. Petersburg. The title of the work is "Strategic planning of reproduction of the mineral resource base of the region in the conditions of formation of market relations
@@Extravert-57 that's a long title bro
Even fewer realise that Xi Jinping has a degree in chemical engineering. These types of analytical skills form the basis of their political initiatives.
And Biden has a degree in Genocide
In the US most of the politicians have Permanent Head Damage.
It's because Russia doesn't depend on Western countries nor on US but western countries depend heavily on Russia 😂😂
on mars
it`s because you are wrong by default they circumvent the sanctions but the exports continue and rusia is paying more for less , sanctions are not quite useless they bleed them of money
the Ruble is not used as currency anywhere in the world
@@2funny269 Yeah but that doesn't matter very much. Russia is almost completely self-sufficient and doesn't need anything from other countries. Meanwhile, lots of countries desperately need Russian wheat or energy resources. Hence, sanctioning Russia is a self-defeating move, as the West is learning.
This what happens when you verse USD and commodities.
U don't need to be a an economist to understand Russia covers nearly 1/5 of the land mars of the world and has 12 time zones. Abundant of almost all the natural resources wheat, oil , gas, diamond, nuclear energy and many. So it doesn't make sense to sanction a country that so vast and so riches in resources. On the other hand worlds top 2 economies(India and China) are full time trading with Russia . And Russians people are so resilient and they are very skilled in Engineering and Technology....
World is getting s|ck and tired of US hegemony and it wars for Regime change in small countries.
I agree. Judging in terms of science fiction, Russia is the first country in the world to enter the era of cyberpunk. Watch the video from their Games of the Future 2024 in February this year. Russia has a powerful Internet structure, powerful smart home technologies, and anime and cyberpunk fans use their money and donations to buy food and clothes for people affected by bombing on former lands in eastern Ukraine.
US led-wests sanctioned Russia because the can't have their hands on Russian resources and land for free... !!!!
Russians may be skilled, but there is problems with mech engineering, but probably sanctions will boost local business and fix this problem
VERY GOOD REASONING!!!THX YOU BROTHERS!! HERE IN UGANDA,WE HAVE A SAYING THAT GOES LIKE; DON'T DARE TO HATE THE RICH MAN IN THE VILLAGE; IT'S RATHER WISE TO BEFRIEND HIM!!!!
nobody can sanction a country which is self reliance on food and energy. plus, friend of the world's factory
Exactly this
Plus, share a border.
The USA did, and it DID hurt their (Russia's) economy.
@@SenorJuan2023The USA shot itself in the foot. As a European our prices of everything have gone up like crazy now like 3x the cost :(
@@Hardrada904 USA doing just fine economically. Americans whine about everything. They got spoiled by decades of very low inflation, which is NOT normal.
When you're next door to the greatest economic powerhouse in history and are friends with them, and you're blessed with vast natural resources, there's no limit to what you can accomplish together.
Yep. Russia doesn't want to be "king", but it definitely has "Kingmaker" powers. Europe is learning the hard way what happens when those are taken away!
With the "greatest economic powerhouse" you mean China?
??????????Mexico doesn't have a lot of natural resources.
@@SenorJuan2023 America is a dead empire.
@@SenorJuan2023 he mention russiaa
Coca Cola left Russia, but i can buy Cola in any shop. It's all what you need to know about this sanctions)
Колу найти можно в любом несетевом магазине - это факт. А вот миринду найти - целый квест)
@@LesnikSanоткрыл Яндекс Еда: Миринду могут привезти через 35 минут.
@@LesnikSan в спаре продается и миринда, и севен ап, и пепси. Единственное чего нет, это маунти дью(
@@DA_YAR у меня в городе нет спара(
coca cola will return to russian market soon, they just registered their brands again
Russia is NOT in a wartime economy. 6% GDP military spending is less than the USSR at peacetime in the Cold War, and close to what the US was spending at the peak of the Cold War.
A real wartime economy would see spending well over 50% of GDP.
They're more focusing on real economy, development, which is the real engine for growth to support their military and people welfare
❤❤ я из России расход на оборону 4 %
Russian armament industry is fairly efficient and productive, they do not need large amounts of money to mass produce and to develop tech.
WHAT?? I from Russia, 1/3 GDP - military spending
@@щавельь It's not military spending. You simply shoved undisclosed expenses (In a country dodging sanctions) into military spendings and wear it as badge of honor, while "undisclosed expenses" are everything from importing sanctioned goods to paying wages for secret factory workers (Which are country bound, so all the money paid will be immediately spent locally).
Russia has almost zero external debt! The little debt has been carefully selected in order to maintain its independence. This makes Russia independent rendering sanctions useless!
True.
American politicians are very smart their debt is 31trillion.
I mean, the US also has little external debt, the largest external debt holder is Japan and its around 1.5 trillion.
@@Peglegkickboxer Because the US will steal Russian assets there, about 6.5 Billion, Putin said he will confiscate the US's 420 billion.
USA $34 trillion in debt.
*Sadly, this is mostly perpetuation of myths on a number of key points.*
For sanctions to work, they have to affect something. These sanctions only affect Russia's external trade, and mostly with the West (and even that only superficially), which is not even a major part of Russia's economy. *Russia is completely self-reliant* sans tropical fruit and the like. THIS is why sanctions did nothing, not because of some tricks.
Russian economy is not "growing because of military spending" - most sectors are growing. Sanctions, ironically, *stopped the outflow of capital* which boosted the entire economy.
Russia DOES NOT "take microchips out of washing machines". Russia imports only consumer electronics for civilian consumers. Russia makes 65nm chips not because Russia cannot go smaller, but because Russia domestically makes *ruggedized military chips* and those don't go below 65nm.
*Russia makes BILLIONS of those chips.* No Russian missile has any Western chips in it.
*Russia DOES HAVE 7nm chip technology.* Where do you think China got it from?
China does make its own chips
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There is no indication that China managed to develop domestic EUV lithography though.
Russia did, many years ago.
Huawei has several research centers in Russia for a reason.
THX SO MUCH, WELL RESEARCHED,I HAVE LUVED IT!!! KEEP IT UP PLZ!!!!!
Now imagine just one sanction against US/western countries…
Sanctioning US financial institutions to cut them of from international financial markets…
Or just sanctions selling US bonds - your perpetually deficit economies will fold like a house of cards the very next day 😂😂😂🤷♂️
Coz in reality you are pirates, mascarading as a country 🤷♂️
Bullshit. Russian missiles still have western chips despite sanctions
Putin has a PhD in the economics of energy. Go figure. Incredibly smart fellow.
russians flee from Russia, ha ha ah
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Masters in Law, Phd in Economics...
:D no he has not, people here seem to believe anything without any proof :D. Are you just wrong, dont know any better or just russian bot trying spread misinformation?
@@butmunchass only like half a million.
Sanctions the gift that just keeps boomeranging 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😎
It really is. As a Russian, I’m here to confirm, out of all the social incentives, cities being rebuilt to ultra modern, so far it feels that our government has infinite money. It’s really strange, everybody expects the war to put limitation to our quality of life - not even close. Live as comfortable as ever. I own a new Nissan and have a flat in a new apartment building, both paid out.
PS Russia is comfy, but the reason you guys wouldn’t be able to relocate is that Russians don’t speak English, so you would seriously struggle to adjust. The reason I speak so well is that I did a law degree in Uk
There are actually good things about sanctions too. We don't get ads on youtube!
@user-nt7os5cg7jneither russian, nor from Russia. What safety you are talking about? Lots of migrants and incapable politicians are ruining old good Europe.
@user-nt7os5cg7j Напиши ка адресок свой в ЕС.
Russia is wel loved in the southern global countries.
Precisely
maybe you can tell the southern countries to stop sending the migrants to US and tell them to go to Russia instead. Putin can use them as cannon fodder, similar to his own citizens
Not only in southern countries also in Europe for instance Austria ( only dump governments and the MSM brainwashed puppets are not on Russian side) supports Russia the most and ever. reliable friend of Europe. God bless Russia and the greatest leader ever Putin 👍👍 🙏🙏🙏🙏
bla bla bla @@butmunchass
They are loved in Europe too, but Europeans aren't allow to say it out loud
Simple , russia is brics and brics is half world economy.
soon russia will be able to supply most of china's food and fuel. now thousands of chinese farmers in russia opening new fields.
American Freedom is alive again, and its called BRICS, and the US is now the USSR.
❤agreed
Russia says they can feed the entire world without west support.
I do not believe. I know. I do not know any country attacked by China in the past 60 years.
By imposing all those sanctions it became almost impossible to move out capital out of Russia, there is abundance of money nowhere to invest except as in the goods, services and production within the country itself. There is also resources and ability to acquire goods and expertise from non western countries. There is ability to invest in the regions like Africa and South America. In other words, it is no surprise that by cutting out ties with Russia, the west overestimated its importance on one hand, shot in its own leg by hindering the trust in investments and solve Russias main problem for years - availability of financial resources for internal long term investments in non financial sector. 🤷🤷🤷
Kinda like how China does it
Sir. Halford Mackinder has allready given the answer since 1904. Russia controls the largest and richest region in the world, the central Eurasian plain. It would be almost imposible for any country to criple the economy of such a giant, let alone force it to change its foreing policy.
they could control more if they did not sell alaska to the US🤣
Russia is really independent, economically and spiritually. I guess not too many countries in the world can say they are 100% independent.
Brazil, Russia, US
Brazil and The US? Lmao! 😂😂
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@@leesh342us is deepstate puppet
hahahahahahaha. Good one.
Russia is hardly independent. Getting military help from China now or the war would be over already.
Hey there I'm an Aussie who moved to St Petersburg in 2021- yeh it's amazing here. And the produce is incredible, cheap and tasty. I never realised how much like cardboard Australian GMO made produce tasted like until I tried Russian produce - I can never go back.
Ярослав?
You don't really know about GMO. The thing is there's nothing bad about that. GMO products are even safer than "natural". And that's a shame that Russia doesn't allow progress in that direction. I'm Russian btw
@@mmyes8076That “Aussie” is also Russian. Look at the comment section, there were plenty similar comments written by the same template, just the country of origin differs.
@@mmyes8076 такие продукты рассчитаны чисто чтобы получить сверхурожайность, а не питательность. ГМО - это чисто побыстрому срубить бабла, а не накормить население. Можно с таким же успехом пожевать бумагу
@@mmyes8076 ГМО пшеница или любое другое растение не дает всходов это тебе о чем то говорит? Фермеры в Америке каждый год закупают семена у компании Монсанто, это сделано для регулирования населения в дальнейшей перспективе, без семян не будет урожая, значит будет голод и управлять этим будут корпорации. К тому же вмешательство в генетику мало изучено и как влияют продукты с ГМО ни кто не знает , а если и знают то будут молчать.
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan seems to have found a new fondness for luxury vehicles 😊
Russia is one of the last great countries left. They are awesome people. Never bet against them. 🇷🇺🇷🇺
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Thank you, hello from Russia:)
I guess you have no idea that you are praising a fascist state
@@smadmanufactory Sir or ma'am, I'm an American whose grandfather came from Ukraine.
I support Russia.
Met Russians in Phuket ...Loove them Regards from South Africa
KFC leaving Russia,
Russia names it KGB and serve same food
Yup, only now the money stays in the country
It renames it back to Rostiks, a local chain that was purchased by KFC. Nothing really changed besides the name when KFC went in. Nothing changed besides the name when KFC went out. Only the money now stays in Russia.
It would be a smart move😂
UFC, actually)
@@dmitriizhukov1266RFFC, Russian Federation Fried Chicken
Zelensky needs to accept defeat already.
Lol, zelensky is a muppet. He doesn't decides on anything.
west is using him to bleed Russia because Russia wants to expand further to take the boundaries of the old Soviet system to use those countries as a buffer
Zelenski will not admit defeat, he is aiming to hit his qouta of Trillion dollars of US taxpayers money pouring into his coffer till then war must go on!
Elensky is gonna move to Miami and forget about anything Ukraine related
@@189Blakeand zelensky will watch inter miami soccer match eating puppetCORN
No country in the world has such amount of sanctions.
I moved my IT business from Spain to Russia and it florished. I had to compete with string Americans here in the EU, now I compete with nobody on a discharged market. Just grab as much clients as i can handle. Sales are not a problem anymore.
string Americans?
Happy you found a home comrade.
You forgot to bring the spanish weather though 😜
President Putin If history is correct which is not always the case revisionists are always there to change history putin will be known as one of russia's greatest presidents
One of, Comrade Stalin came through darker times, Putin is an outstanding leader so a close 2nd
You are correct. I just wanted to point out that the word "President" is new to our history that has been unfolding for a millennium. We had Great Princes, Tsars (derives from "Caesar"), First Secretaries (we unofficially called them "cheifs") and only now - presidents. So the correct word choice would be "one of Russia's greatest Head's of State/Russia's Leaders".
The tradition has more meaning than we usually think it does. From west-centric worldview what we have is like a form of "autocracy", yet it is an oversimplification: our system is stable and balanced - hence it's adequate. The government, if you look closer, is FOLLOWING the demand from the people of Russia - of the majority, which makes it a unique, a yet to be finally instituted into its modern form democracy. Every major democracy is actually pretty unique - the US is much different than the UK or France or Japan and so on. And there is no generally perfect form of organisation for each and every country - each one that survives long enough has the best form that allows for better resource management in it's geopolitical and geoeconomical environment.
When the US just uses their own clichés for denomination of other countries it is only worse for the US themselves as they deprive themselves of proper understanding and hence - prediction capability of this world
While in reality, history will record Biden as being one of the Greatest Presidents when he should be the worst.
@@marks1167 Stalin was Georgian. And any positives were not really because of him, but rather the indominable spirit of the collective peoples of the nation he ruled.
@@MuantanamoMobile You can say that about Putin, Stalin built from ground zero Stalin understood the need for a Russian industrial revolution Stalin was a great forward thinker Stalin understood Logistics, Stalin understood the need for unbreakable logistics, Stalin picked his generals on merit, So what Stalin was Georgian that wasn't the point of the comment, Putin never speaks badly or undermines Comrade Stalin, Putin is an outstanding first-class leader also a forward thinker
It’s good that one country runs by sociopaths cannot bully the rest of the world.
What country do you mean??
He/She means the US and he or she is right. The US is a global bully.
@@mauricio6216 yes
@@mauricio6216probably US/russia/china. All imperialist states suck
Russia is already bullying the World.........just like it did under the Soviets. Thought we forgot about that, didn't you?
When Putin say : sanction isn't allowed here💀
Sanction got killed 🙂
I was last in Russia in 1999, when she was in the doldrums - but even then it was obvious to me that this country was a sleeping economic giant. The only thing going against it was the harsh climate and the prevailing lack of direction of its political leadership. Otherwise everything else was in place; a highly educated, skilled and innovative workforce, critical infrastructure, factories, mineral resources. I found it amazing that Western leaders could not see that sanctions would only help Russia. Oddly enough, Russians themselves seemed blind to this fact too. So when sanctions were first imposed a decade ago, I clapped my hands in glee, describing them as a bitter but necessary medicine for Russia. I was ridiculed by my Russophobic followers. I usually lose at bets, but I wish I had put down some money on this one.
Разумные выводы...
Russia is hardly a sleeping economic giant. Their leaders don't give a flip about the country or its people.
Much of the educated workface has left. No rule of law/massive corruption hurts it immensely with international trade. It will collapse or splinter within five years. .
Вы были в России в год, когда я родилась на свет. Удивительно😮
@@SenorJuan2023 bla bla bla
Russia always finds a way regardless of the pressure
Greetings from Russia, dear western friends!
Russia is not a friend of the West.
Western friends are not friends, thyey are rouges!
"Survived"... Dude, they're laughing at us from their pile of Gold... We need them, they do not need us
:D:D i bet you have not ever been to russia, its like developing country people live in very poor conditions compared to europe. Russia is more like colombia or some african country
@@kasperiization😂😂😂 wake up from your Opium . You will cry with envy if you ever step into Russia underground metro complex or into a mega Moscow hypermarket. I haven't seen that many Russian sleeping on the streets like people in America or England😢
@@alberthenriette8976 why would i cry? I have used russian subway so i know its great. I think its most beautifull i have used, and i have used subway, in new york, paris, stockholm, rome and so on. Russia is still poor and thats fact you prove wrong with all the copium opium what ever you trying to say. Russia is large country and only 11% lives in moscow and they are poo, averide pay is low, old grannys selling things on busstation, men drinking vodka. There is no decent wellfare, pension and chances to improve your life. Best way right now is to join the army, in russia its like super good sallary. But if you compare russian army sallary to like finnish or estonian its more like cleaners month sallary, so the lowest there is.
@kasperiization You're right about poor life standards in Russia. It's not that bad If you're a working adult, but pensions and welfare are really low, so It's on par with Brazil in terms of standards of living.
We don't really need them for the most part. At least not in North America. The natural gas in Europe is a big deal and maybe some things like titanium, uranium and fertilizers worldwide however North America likely has more resources overall than Russia.
Zelensky so called “secret police” it’s also known as : CIA
And the SBU.
@@nightraven2975 is that some kind of Ukrainian intel agency ?! You can call it CIA as well
@@JorgeSilva-yp7gi True. Following the 2014 US-staged coup in Kiev, the American flag was soon raised at the SBU headquarters thereafter.
@@nightraven2975 it's CIA's department in Ukraine
This may very well be one of the only actual truthful videos I’ve seen about Russia and current global tendencies!
Very well researched!
Deserved like and subscribe from me.
I have been folliowing Cyrus channel since the days he was still living in China.
His work has become incredibly important to inform the world on relevant subjects like Geopolitics, Geoeconomics invoilving China and the U.S.
Well-said. Cyrus is positioning himself to be an important figure globally some day soon.
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Cyrus Janssen, funnily and ironically enough, looks like David Pakman, but brother, David Pakman Cyrus ain't! Cyrus is the *real deal!*
Love Russia from Malaysia
Салам алейкум из России
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Pls have a look behind the blue screen
They think Russia is Iraq or Iran lmao
No, but it will become that pretty soon.
@@alik6813💀 oh really now
@@lordhe11iaon95 Yeah. And using skull emoji won't help to prevent that.
Russia has every imaginable resource in the world, including rare earths, gold, platinum, diamonds, uranium, hydrocarbons, record drinking water and timber reserves, ferrous and non-ferrous, you name them.
So what?
@@JYRIVIRMA It matters a lot: 1 liter of gasoline costs 0.5EUR, streets of Russian cities are full of cars (there are a lot of new Chinese cars, that was something that surprised me when I was there), public transport works perfectly, airports and aircrafts are full (I flew from St Petersburg to Moscow, then from Moscow to Minsk)... it matters a lot for transportation of people and goods and logistics, for example groceries are quite cheap in Russia, Milka chocolate costs 0.7EUR... etc, etc, etc.
@@JYRIVIRMAit’s why the US are trying to find an excuse to start a war against Russia alongside Europe. Their long term plan was to ruin Russia whereas Russia tried to form relationships with the US. US wants a piece of Russia but they won’t get it😂
@@JYRIVIRMAWhat do you mean…so what? Are you serious that you require an explanation for this? You sound a bit sore about it.
@@JYRIVIRMAu feel pained! 😂😂😂😂
Sanctions can only work when the world agrees with you that the target is the bad guy in the conflict.
That still depends on his size. If not those 16000 sanctions, Russia would be EXTREMELY strong. It still managed to survive.
@@rico-fs1cr The sanctions actually have benefited Russia. While it has banned western investments in Russia, it has also banned Russian investments in the west. What used to happen is the rich of Russia would take profits from Russian resources and labor, and move them into western markets, and now that wealth is instead being re-invested within Russia. The re-investments have been greater than the loss of western investments. Sanctions have also unified Russians around their nation and their government because they now too see how much western nations despise them for the crime of being ethnic Russian. Also without Nato aggression, Donbas would have stayed part of Ukraine, but now since Nato & the U.S. just couldn't help themselves with their delusions of superiority, the regions annexed into Russia hold an estimated $12 trillion of untapped resources. And since the sanctions, Russia has much stronger ties with countries like India & Saudia Arabia, both used to have closer ties to the United States.
The American people don’t want problems with Russia, I’m mostly native American, and for the u.s. to call out Russia for taking land from Ukraine is the pot calling the kettle black 😂
Exactly haha
It's like California would get independent from Washington for couple of years, ruin everything turning into the drug addicts and criminals haven, then Washington will had enough of this and reinstate its rule over Cali and China on the other side of the would complain on Cali independence while simultaneously grabbing island from neighboring countries.
Never had a problem with a Russian. Thought we were the same in many ways.
Exactly, brother.
This was the last mistake of the USA. It is so stupid to give Russia into the hands of its main opponent, China, that you have to be crazy. The United States could just stop provoking Russia, it has always been more drawn to the Western world, and now all the bridges are burned, there is no way back. Russia is finally with the global south.
The sun ☀️ that never sets in Russia 🇷🇺
Russia is kicking natos @ss 🇷🇺
hold on the drugs
@@kasperiization you should stop smoking peruvian
@@kasperiization They are destroying everything NATO send there, so?
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@@EcchiRevenge Thats what russian education does to people :D
Big hugs from Moscow, Russia ❤
Saint-Petersburg enters the chat 😉
@@packofmint4906 аха lol 🤣
1:01 Russia has shifted to a wartime economy? Really? There is no rationing. Goods and services are available, abundant, and affordable. Russia spends 1/10th of the amount, that the USA spends on their military budget, and about the same amount, as a percentage of GDP.
Putin plays chess while the west plays checkers.
Not even checkers, snakes and ladders.
Russia thought it was playing chess during the cold War we saw how that ended 🤦
@@I_Be_Major cause the US set them up
How is an armed invasion of a neighboring country a smart move? Don't forget that Russia spends millions of dollars on the pointless war.
These people in the comment section who are blessing the country have no idea what they are talking about
All the clowns blabbering 2 years ago about how "the sanction will work, give it time" are still waiting
There is an epic clown, 'Joe Blogs', who every week makes a new video on UA-cam about the 'collapse of the Russian economy'. quite popular
the usa gov is just plain stupid
The USA government is angry and belligerent. They don’t give a toss about their citizens. It’s all about maintaining and growing power and greed for their elite.
I would say plain evil!
Reflective of the society that freely elected them into office.
@ZincFold That's not how it works.
In America, you can only vote and elect representatives that were already chosen by the elite class.
@@nightraven2975 only when folks don't bother to paticipate in Open Primaries.
What American society allowed in the past has today become the norm.
The main reason as i see it - Russia had almost zero national debt. It looks like a pretty big asset in modern world to not owe anything to anyone.
well, when Putin started to pay back all russian debts in early 2000s, lots of russians blamed him in not investing that money in economy and infrastructure, so now we can see the result of this decision - we are absolutly independent and stable, he knew everything at that time and made decisions forseeing future events.
It's not an asset to the World at all. LOL
@@SenorJuan2023 Oh having 35 TRILLION debt is much better! I won't mention which country it is though 😂
weather your informing or trying to convince people of facts. its best to be pragmatic like this guy. No tone pushing harsh music over editing continuous or changes in pace.
Not only have you with stood the yanks sanction you are also kicking NATO’s arse
Cyrus, you are a genius here after I saw a couple of your videos you provided. Only respect and blessings for you and your channel.
Hugs from Serbia 🤗
Your vlogs has been always authentic food for thinking minds wherever they exist.
Be strong Russia 🇷🇺
Long life President Putin 🙌
It’s good he will (hopefully) remain in the chair for next 6 years. However, succession planning is vitally important for the country. The good thing is that whoever replaces President Putin will have a foreign policy and strategy not significantly different to that of President Putin. The country of Russia is united behind their president, and that includes all the political representatives in the Duma. 💪
Russia has a wise president.👍
Says everyone outside Russia.
It's appreciable going against western hegemony but not at the cost of freedom of speech and violation of various basic rights
Europe should have realized that they are now cut out of Russian airspace. How is that extra jet fuel making out?
Turkey is so happy to strengthen it's status as an international transportation hub
@@netyimeni169 With how it's economy goes, Turkey welcomes any oportunity.
However, selling weapons in this climate was "a little bit" questionable move. Turkey paid for it with a lot of construction workers received in body bags, subsidiary factories in Ukraine were specifically targeted and destroyed and Russian-constructed NPP in Turkey have seen the contract revised hugely OUT of Turkey's favor.
I won't be suprised if Erdogan will soon be brotherless as well.
As an African we will forever be grateful to Russia for her unconditional love and support to us. Thank you Russia. We stand by you forever.
Very dangerous statement
@@basila420 During the time of slave trade, the USSR was the only European superpower that stood against it. In fact they helped end the slave trade. During the time of colonization, they stood by us to end it, they never supported the apartheid regime in South Africa and even gave logistics to the blacks in South Africa. Even this period of Neo colonialism, they still stand by us to help us break free from imperialism. The westerners and their allies want you to believe that Russia is the bad guy. Don't fall for that crap. Africa will be free.
Welcome Bro!
Again, another very innocent sweet commenter, unfortunately, you have much to learn about your KGB friends.
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Very enlightening presentation and analysis.
The US adds $1T of debt from interest alone, every 100 days!! This is going to get real bad real quick for the US.. Combine that with other countries de-dollarizing, & China selling US debt..
...and you'll understand why are they so desperate to start a new WW....
@ledlight1487 If I look at the US statistics of war since becoming a nation July 4th 1776. & there has only been 17 years of peace.. Do you honestly think that somehow China will be any different as targeted countries in the past?? If they look at the stats, maybe they should take a pass & learn how to live together?? To big of an ask to the ruling class of the US?? 1.4B people & far more military industrial capacity.. Now that being stated... Do you see the US somehow being so far not screwed enough to realize this?? This is the question imho.. The Chinese just want to do business & make this world a better place & not meddle with other countries affairs.. Exactly the opposite in how the US conducts itself, like a bully slapping around kids in the playground for their lunch money.. Now is this kid too big to try to slap around?? He is much bigger and is good natured, does the US want this one?? All indicators against common logic are yes.. They are being provoked to implement a similar treatments with Russia and Ukraine, but with Taiwan against the Chinese.. The end of a hegemony awaits, & a rise of another is inevitable.. If we all survive this?? All of the blame goes to the US ruling class, in advance if we Don't, because they are far to idiotic to see otherwise.. imho..
@@ledlight1487EXACTLY! I’ve been shouting this from the rooftops and so many Christian Zionists just turn a blind eye
@@peterklausner9727 "The Chinese just want to do business & make this world a better place & not meddle with other countries affairs..."
How can I say this.. you have a very innocent soul, but you have much to learn
@ryanstephen120 If you are just going to table me.. At least back it up with something.. OK smart guy, give me 1 war in the last 50 years that China has started? & how many wars has the US been involved with directly, or indirectly in the last 50 years including CIA coups?? & another thing you say I have much to learn.. Let me ask you, how do all of these wars affect the US's reputation around the globe? & how long do you think that the US can hold on to their hegemony? I personally think it's already over, but this is just my opinion..& how many countries want to join BRICS+ & be involved with the belt n road initiative? & do you think that the US's foreign policy has anything to do with this?
“A terrible secret”: as soon as Western firms left Russia, domestic producers breathed a sigh of relief. They were ready to offer similar goods at lower prices, but it was reputationally more prestigious to use imported goods. Now there is no choice, and the Russian domestic market has blossomed. Now many are praying for the continuation of the conflict, since this stimulates the internal development of Russia, and not the blind consumption of foreign goods.
@@groupsphera VERY GOOD ECONOMIC REASONING AND ARGUMENT!!!!THX.
@@groupsphera VERY GOOD ECONOMIC REASONING AND ARGUMENT!!!THX.
Great hair bro
Russia is an astoundingly well-managed place. It is healthily growing under a war-time economy, internalizing a lot of its own production while integrating with China and its friends. Remarkable for a country with a population only 50% larger than Germany.
A lot of it is due to Putin and his government leaders. They have managed their situation most professionally, ten times better than the EU or the US. Low debt, healthy trade surplus, healthy industries, good friends.
I m sure you have not ever been to russia even :D i have many times, its super cheap country to visit. It looks like developing country if yoy compare it to western neighbors like baltic countries, poland and skandinavia russia is like poor africa. People dont have anything there :D
@@kasperiizationI'm sure you haven't been to Russia, even your comment proves it. teenager
@@yukine772 Well you can think what ever you want, that is your right. In most parts of the world, not really sure does russsia have much free thinkers left.
I m from finland and we used to have this thing called allegro train between helsinki-st.petersburg it takes little more than two hours to get there. Finnish tourism in vyborg and st.petersburg was quite big thing before war. What ever you think about my visits, russia is still poor and everyone knows it :D
And for you to know, you dont have to visit russia to understand that its poor country. What you need to do is type it in youtube and google, compare the numbers to ex soviet countries like baltics and there you go 😀
@@yukine772 and by the way i m 38 and visisited soviet union when i was kid, my father spoke russia and worked there many years
@@yukine772 if you want, i cant send some pictures about my trips ☺ like i said st.petersburg is really beautifull, i m sure you would love it
I lived in South Africa 1980s which came under comprehensive global sanctions ..Actually strengthened the economy . Boosted local manufacture hugely and financial sanctions so easy to circumvent .
It takes a special kind of leadership to run a country that's becoming more prosperous despite heavy sanctions.
Putin is special and a credit to his country. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life.
Uh, a FEW companies building stuff for the military are. The rest of the economy sucks. LOL
@@belladonna6624 He's a traitor to the country. Should have spent more resources to help his people before the war even started.
@@belladonna6624 So he can steal even more from its citizens?
@@SenorJuan2023 The Russian economy is doing better than the West your disdain for Russian fortitude sounds like sour grapes senor!
Самое интересное, это то, что больше всего за многополярный мир борется Россия и больше всего от этого страдает тоже Россия. Другие страны сидят и ждут, когда Россия всё сделает сама, чтобы придти на всё готовенькое, вместо того чтобы помочь нам.
Truly sad to see this.
We are with our friend Russia.. ❤❤ Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩
Да. Частично правда. Особенно в войне против НАТО; Россия сражается в одиночку. Однако Россия получает поддержку со стороны Китая и альянса БРИКС в экономической сфере. Многие страны отказываются вводить санкции против России, несмотря на давление со стороны США. Китай и Индия по-прежнему покупают российскую нефть. Многие страны Африки и Южной Америки поддерживают Россию, но они слишком слабы, чтобы помочь. Самым важным союзником в сфере технологий и экономики в будущем, конечно же, станет Китай. Удачи из Калифорнии!
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Как обычно.
I agree but one thing you are also fighting for the millions of people across Europe and the UK who are cheering for Russia. We have no voice. I wish we had Putin.
Все верно. Пока реальную поддержку получаем только от Ирана и КНДР, и в меньшей степени от Китая.
Russia was already prepared for this..putin made joke on US politics 😂
Russians are practical and mostly honest. They will make things work instead of making excuses for failures or blaming a boogeyman, which is something a lot of the "West" do. Just look at Russian products. They aren't overly complex compared to Western equivalents, but they work!
They literally just blamed Ukraine for the ISIS attack when ISIS claimed responsibility. They make excuses all the time whenever one of their warships sink. Oh it was a smoking accident, we wanted to decommission that vessel anyway, etc.
@@nicocrestmere9688brainwashed… ukr regularly terrorised rus citizens and snatch by lie a lot of people money by calling. No1 here don’t think that igil (already beated) was make this terrible thing
@@nicocrestmere9688 Nowadays ISIS claims responsibility for a stolen hamburger, so what?
@@yelenazayakina1506 because they admitted it, caught the guys that did it, they were ISIS, Putin is dumb af for this comment. He was wrong wasn't he?
@yelenazayakina1506 it means Putin lied didn't he. They caught the guys and they were ISIS
I stand with Russia, Love from Serbia ❤️
Бог на небе, Россия на земле! Косово это Сербия (Всё остальное - Россия! Шутка 😂). Обнимаю, брат.
Greetings to Serbia from Russia!
200 millions❤
Руси и Срби браћа заувек!
As an Indian Russia had has and will have my full support against west anyday of the week
Well done Cyrus! Keep doing what you are doing....its needed. We will meet down the avenue. Bless
If you have a true leader than every thing is possible
Great analysis and full insight of how the world is fast changing. Thanks fella
Africa always supported Russia because Russia stands with Africa during the Colonial with weapons and political support.
Uraaaaaaaa
I don't understand why you are mentioning Canada in this contest. Canada is irrelevant in the world stage and Russia could care less what Canada is going to do.
Many gold mines in Canada.
Canada is the fourth largest gold producer in the world.
@@MS-ii1svand Russia is 3rd largest gold producer , largest Diamond producer.
@@stevekagura3612 Canada and Russia have all the same stuff for the most part. It's just that Russia is way bigger.
Russia is a thousand-year-old country, you can't break it apart with just sanctions.
@@user-lj4ve4fh9ii countries change names all the time
Need help with some math..
5000 rubles = 54.25 USD
5000 rubles = 1 ounce of gold
2305 USD = 1 ounce of gold
Where or how do I make some money?
Ounce or gram ?
It’s per gram and Russian Central Bank can fix any price they want. It’s up to the seller to decide. The 2k price you quoted is the LBMA price which is the current global price index although there is arbitrage to local (in-country) pricing
Even at 52/g it’s roughly 1600 per Troy ounce (ounce = 28g and Troy ounce = 31.1g). Normal humans beings like us don’t get to play at this level of pricing since it’s hallmark refining bullion. A decade ago, there were only 50 trade desks in the world that are legit bullion traders and most of them operate out of London. What us commoners get to do is buy at retail or buy fractional ownership of a bullion stockpile. So really no different from stock markets.
Cyrus’ pitch on gold is amateur level. Lear Capital is a retailer, not even close to what central banks, governments, financial institutions do with bullion. 1 standard GOOD DELIVERY bar weight is 400 Troy ounce so almost a million bucks.
@@WarrenKLiu thanks..
That price is what the Russian central bank was paying for gold per gram.
When you started telling silly stories about computer chips from toasters, I just fell to the floor laughing! The level of your analytics, of course, is amazing... LOL! 😂
People just don’t understand how big Russia is
uh, just need to look at a map. SMH
All I know is that I bought a small head of lettuce for 4dollars and fifty cents. And I still i'm pissed off about it
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Which country are you at? too expensive
Салат за 4 $? Он должен быть практически бесплатным
China-One day, 2 years ago amid Covid, I went to the bank to renew my time deposit with some additional cash. The bank had advertisements on the wall for buying gold. I said I wanted to buy 100 or 200 grams. But she said I only get a piece of paper not real gold 😢. I bought some anyway, 1 kg. I think I have made more money than the time deposit. Thank you very much Chinese government and our CPC!
You bought paper....not gold.
The answer is, Leadership!
The hand of the Almighty is with Russia. That's probably how they survived.
US and NATO could possibly defeat Russia, but they forgot one thing:
Russians never give up
Oh but they do
It's must to be. Russia easily can have the invincibility ,and bring back the gold standard more going to trade with Russia...
Russia already show the world..without Western we all can survive and live peacefully..their economy now is better than the whole Europe..😂
@@user-lj4ve4fh9iiwhy American browser? Maybe Russian browser. Safety, faster.
I was totaly surprised how non bias you have been. Something you can't see easy this day in western media. It was refreshing tank you!
where there is a buyer there is a seller
Yeah Russia is selling it's oil cheaper than countries like Turkmenistan. Russia lost its bargaining power with EU sanctions lmao. Only ones getting money are the oligarchs
Yes even Russian birds Rabbits butterflys ants are included in the list
How? Why? Are they stupid?
@@nightraven2975 At least Russian cats and dogs are. I'm telling you this as a cattery owner.
Economy is a game that cannot be played solo. That is a fact.
❤Thank you very much for your TRUTHFUL advice and professional insight.
Venezuela should consult with Putin
They tried to join BRICS last year but were denied, I guess it's better luck next time.
Your videos are excellent!!!!
I really appreciate your explanations.
Many thanks from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Uraa for Russian people stand up tall