302. Konstantin Samoilov - Will Russian Economy Buckle & Break Before Western Resolve to Support Ukraine?

Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the
most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia.

Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside
Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism
over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russia,
with no idea of when he can return there.
----------

LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/@INSIDERUSSIA
----------

SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------

THEMES:
- General overview of the economy.
- How Elvira Nabiullina and the Russian Central Bank deal with economic
challenges.
- Credit and bankruptcy for ordinary citizens (the halving of month
income in real terms).
- Drop in car production – what other outputs suffering?
- The devastating effect of sanctions – but holes, major gaps and
loopholes remain.
- Oil export volumes and revenues rebound. Grey fleet of tankers /
sanctions breakers.
- Western companies breaking components embargo and trading in Russia.
- War economy – is there no turning back? Too many benefit from a
'forever war'.
- Cars, planes, computers, and drills – when will infrastructure start
to buckle & break?
- Schrodinger dictator – doubles and intrigues. Patrushev’s growing
role.
- The antisemitic mob that stormed Makhachkala Airport in Dagestan.
----------

TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/

UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/

Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/

Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine

UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/

Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
----------

PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------

Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
Spotify and Apple Podcasts.