Can Putin’s War on Ukraine Survive 2025?

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Discover how inflation, high interest rates, and aging stockpiles are pushing Russia’s war effort to the brink of collapse. From tank shortages to bankrupt defense industries, Russia’s military struggles reveal a war machine in crisis. Location: London WooGlobe Ref : WGA191619 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00Russia's war machine is running on fumes, and the cracks are starting to show.

00:04Nearly three years into the war in Ukraine, Russia's military-industrial complex is

00:09teetering on the brink of collapse.

00:12Despite President Putin mobilizing the economy to support the invasion, with defense factories

00:16running at full tilt, there's a critical problem.

00:20Weapons are being destroyed faster than they can be replaced.

00:23And it's not just the battlefield.

00:26Inflation has soared to 9%, forcing Russia's central bank to hike interest rates to 21%.

00:32That's squeezing businesses hard, even those essential to the war effort.

00:37Industry leaders are raising alarms.

00:39The head of state arms giant Rostec warns that high rates could bankrupt most enterprises.

00:45Steel and engineering companies are scaling back operations, while key areas of mechanical

00:49engineering risk total collapse.

00:52Russia is digging deep—into aging Soviet stockpiles and even movie studio props.

00:58Last year, the nation's largest studio donated 50 tanks from the 1950s, originally used as

01:04film props, to support the war effort.

01:06Here's the grim reality.

01:09Russia is losing over 300 tanks and artillery barrels each month, but factories can only

01:13produce about 20.

01:16Analysts predict these reserves will run dry by 2025.

01:20As the war drags on, can Russia sustain its efforts, or is the Kremlin's war machine

01:24destined to grind to a halt?

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