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How 'Dutch Disease' is Destroying Russia's Economy - The Icarus Project
The war in Ukraine is having a devastating impact on Russia's economy. But Russia's economy also already has some fundamental underlying weaknesses. In this video we discuss the phenomenon of Dutch Disease, and why it will be so hard for Vladimir Putin to come back from it.