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Alexandra Prokopenko, an expert at the Carnegie Berlin Center, spoke with Vladislav Gorin about what important things happened in the Russian economy this year, how long the Kremlin will be able to finance the war, what hidden taxes Russians pay, and how the war allows Putin to procrastinate and postpone the issue of the transfer of power. Expert Luchik decided not to participate in this video, but at 7:33, Alexandra’s second cat, also the director of the house Norman, appears in the frame. Say hello to him in the comments! Carnegie Politika Telegram channel: https://t.me/carnegiepolitika Alexandra Prokopenko’s article “Putin’s Trilemma. What awaits the Russian economy after overheating»: https://storage.googleapis.com/crng/t... All new videos from our channel, including this one — in audio format: – Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3NC2HpC – Other platforms: https://carnegie-berlin-audio.simplec... Timecodes: 0:00 What we'll talk about 1:28 What happened to the Russian economy in 2024? Main processes 4:26 Why will the welfare of Russians decline in 2025 8:31 How long will it be possible to shift the balance in the economy towards financing the war 18:25 Has the "impossible trilemma" in the Russian economy become a dilemma? 19:55 War allows Putin to push back the transit issue 28:10 Why Putin is not cooling the economy 32:44 Resources will be enough for 2025, but not for 2026 37:07 Difficulties of export and tax increases 47:09 Hidden taxes for Russians: "Honest sign", "Platon" and other examples 51:50 How the growing dysfunction of the state manifests itself #economy