Russia's Economic Model: Growth Without the Debt Trap (The Duran)

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Intro Putin's statements on the Russian economy
00:00:28 GDP surprises to the upside despite tight monetary policy
00:01:29 Central bank cuts rates and the economy rebounds
00:03:05 Putin chairs a Kremlin meeting unveiling a new economic model
00:04:34 How the Russian model shifted after 2014 sanctions
00:05:52 A more China style approach with heavy investment in infrastructure
00:07:11 Europes economy compared to Russias low debt growth
00:08:25 Reindustrialization and new factories rising across Russia
00:10:35 Europes weapons spending replaces a real growth policy
00:15:10 Why the Draghi and Merz plans for Europe have failed

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 26, 2026.]