DlSSATISFIEDGAMER t1_j61n3ek wrote on January 27, 2023 at 1:51 AM

Reply to comment by Oerthling in Norway will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. The goverment is planning a larger contribution that will span several years. by Noxzen

also worth noting that Russian mobilizations are pulling workers out of the economy which effectively lowers their GDP and puts more hurt on the economy. And it can't take many more rounds of mobilization before it goes into the shitter. Then they might be back to Yeltsin-era levels of economically fucked.

FnordFinder t1_j63f8jd wrote on January 27, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Not just GDP but it takes tax revenue right out of the governments coffers when they need it the most. It becomes a cycle of self-injury that will only get worse the longer it continues.