Сергей Алексашенко: Путин способен финансировать войну еще 2-4 года

Former Central Bank deputy and opposition economist Sergey Alexashenko, in an interview with Glavred, explains why Putin might consider cutting military spending (00:41), whether Russia’s economy can support higher defense budgets (03:22), and how the military economy could drag the civilian sector (11:24). He argues that war expenses are the last to collapse in Putin’s system (13:40) and that the Bolivar will bear both the president and the war (18:19). Alexashenko also discusses why a two‑front war is unprofitable for Putin (20:47), the economic impact of a new offensive on Kyiv (23:09), the effect of new Western sanctions (25:15), and the potential consequences of tariffs on China for the U.S. economy (27:38). He examines how oil prices influence Putin’s foreign‑policy direction (30:11), Ukraine’s capacity to grow its economic potential (32:50), and what the Russian economy might look like by the end of 2025 (36:45).