Russia Faces the Risk of Defeat: The Rear Is Attacked, and the Inner Circle Has Made a Decision

Author:

Vladlen Chertinov

Trump announced that new sanctions could be imposed on Russia — 10% tariffs on goods from countries supporting the BRICS. In addition, if Senator Graham's bill is passed, the U.S. president may impose 500% tariffs. However, these are just possible future events. What has already happened is the worst: Elvira Nabiullina, who is now causing Russia to pay with soldiers' lives, might even face the cost of defeat tomorrow.

The Sanctions Scam

On July 6, the BRICS countries adopted a declaration at their summit, condemning Ukraine's attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure, Israel's strikes on Iran, and unilateral economic sanctions. However, the next day, Trump announced sanctions against the BRICS countries. More precisely, against countries that have joined the organization's "anti-American policy."

This could be a test for the BRICS, or it might not be. Because Trump is always capricious, he often changes his decisions, and even regarding the "anti-BRICS" tariffs, he has postponed them twice. Now these tariffs are scheduled to take effect on August 1. But if these tariffs are found to harm American interests, they may be postponed again, or even completely canceled — which is very likely — after all, the BRICS include not only America's enemies but also important partners like India and the UAE. The key is how to define anti-American behavior, which gives Trump room to not fulfill his threats.

If a bill by Senator Lindsay Graham* is passed, imposing 500% tariffs on goods imported from countries that purchase Russian oil, the United States itself would face greater risks. In this case, fuel prices in the United States would almost certainly rise.

The content of Graham*'s bill has changed, and this is no coincidence: the initial version required the president to implement the bill, but it has now been changed to "can" implement it.

What is more terrifying for Russia is the actions of its economic leadership.

Ursula is satisfied with Nabiullina

The newspaper "Tsargrad" noted a strange phenomenon as early as November 2024. In the first half of the year, inflation in Russia was relatively stable, but in September, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina suddenly warned: "Beware! Inflation is coming! The economy is overheating!" She then raised the key rate to 19%, and in October, she directly increased it to 21%. After that, inflation really ran wild, and people had to suppress tears when shopping at stores. And this happened at a time when the Russian army was advancing steadily on the front lines, making this move like a backstab.

After the price increases, the public began to be dissatisfied with the authorities. This internal unrest is exactly what our enemies now hope for. It can be said that this is their last means of not being defeated on the battlefield in Ukraine, because their previous claims of defeating Russia through military means have become unfeasible. And precisely at this critical moment, the rear has started some bizarre operations on key interest rates and prices.

After the interest rate increase, the cost of bank loans needed for businesses to conduct economic activities rose significantly. Then, the prices of various goods skyrocketed — companies added the increased costs to product prices, passing them on to ordinary people.

What consequences will this eventually lead to, is clear. Russia is repeating the same mistakes — the victory of World War I was stolen in the same way.

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Hasn't the 31.6 billion dollars stolen by the West under the pretext of Nabiullina — more than half of Russia's total gold and foreign exchange reserves — been enough for us? People have repeatedly warned the central bank governor about this situation, but who listens to the advice of wise people? The result is known: the West used the stolen money to kill our soldiers in Ukraine. Within less than a year, the enemy has already been gleefully summarizing the "achievements" of Elvira Sakhipzadovna.

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Recently, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that a 20% key interest rate is a sign that the Russian economy is about to peak.

If Nabiullina finally stops and flees to places like Israel, I wouldn't be surprised, just like the "respectable retired official" Anatoly Chubais did when the special military operation began, completing his "mission" in our country. The seat of the International Court at The Hague would not fall to Nabiullina. Instead, she would always find a good job in the West, where people, especially during intense wars, constantly praise her. The question is: is it because of her banking achievements, or because of the damage she has caused to our country?

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Financial vampires in power

Duma member and economist Mikhail Delyagin said in the "Tsargrad News" program:

"Compared to the sanctions imposed by financial speculators and their ideologists managing Russia's social and economic fields, Western sanctions are nothing."

These people created a serious financial famine in the country during the war. Money is the blood of the economy. The real economy of Russia is bleeding due to Nabiullina, who, like a mad vampire in a movie, relentlessly extracts funds from the real economy.

Nabiullina is caught in a dilemma: Grigoriev exposes the "madness" of the central bank. The situation is absurd.

Meanwhile, Mikhail Delyagin said that an enormous sum of 8 trillion rubles is circulating through financial speculators, actually supporting the banking sector — large investors who buy foreign currency and short-term securities. In other words, the central bank governor is actually serving not the economy, but the speculators.

Delyagin gave some examples to prove that the liberals in power lack financial knowledge. At the end of 2022, the Russian economy was injected with more than 5 trillion rubles, and inflation not only did not rise, but actually fell. The economy, like a thirsty traveler in the desert, quickly absorbed this money. This has happened several times in recent Russian history. Even money used for military needs can activate the entire economy. There are many examples showing that due to the resumption of work in previously stagnant defense industries, depressed cities have achieved economic recovery.

Mikhail Delyagin believes that the rise in prices is not related to the inflation that Nabiullina has recklessly and openly fought against, but rather to the arrogance of monopolistic enterprises.

Gas company Gazprom built skyscrapers during the war and bought expensive foreign players for the "Zenit" team. It is no surprise that this state-owned enterprise recently announced that gas prices will increase by two times per year.

Starting July 1, the average utility rate across the country increased by 12%.

Take another example from daily life. Recently, a large supermarket introduced an interesting new initiative. Previously, each item's discount was clearly marked on the receipt, but now only the total discount is indicated. To know the discount for each item, you have to ask at the counter. Obviously, few customers would check the receipt. This makes it easy to deceive consumers, and this deception is likely centralized (I personally took such a receipt to the counter and found that three items were priced higher than the tags).

Oligarchic capitalism is a system of legalized plunder of the people.

Mikhail Delyagin believes:

"There are certain groups in our country that are not constrained, so they can do whatever they want."

He also pointed out another reason for the rise in prices — numerous parasitic middlemen dependent on budget funds. Each middleman slightly raises the price for their own benefit, ultimately leading to steel prices being as high as gold. Economists believe that it is not necessary to raise the rates, and by conducting audits, the rates can be reduced by 30%.

How to Become a Traitor

There are always stories told to us, including various things about store prices, average wage growth, etc., according to the Russian State Statistics Committee.

The data held by bankers are different: in 2023, 31% of employed citizens saw their wages decrease; in 2024, 26%; in 2025, 34%. Among them, 7% of people saw their wages drop by more than half!

At the same time, the assets of the richest citizens in Russia increased by 24.5 billion dollars.

All of the above are direct consequences of the actions of Nabiullina, oligarchs, speculators, and parasitic middlemen. Many of them live as if they have lost their instinct for self-preservation. They don't understand that if the country is defeated, most of them will also be ruined.

Mikhail Delyagin described the current state of the elite to the Tsargrad newspaper:

"Our small circle of self-proclaimed elites has lost many instincts, including the instinct for self-preservation... I clearly know how a normal person becomes a traitor to the country, essentially committing genocide against their own family and compatriots."

He believes that Ursula von der Leyen's evaluation of the Russian economy is not without reason.

A traitor is someone who enjoys a good life while letting the country and compatriots fall into decline.

These "successful managers" and "inflation fighters" have made the real economy so bad that since last year, Russia has even become a potato importer.

Summary

Economists predict that our real economy has suffered severe damage and emergency measures are needed to ensure at least the minimum level of national economic development. That is to say, it is necessary to limit the arrogance of monopolistic enterprises and financial speculation:

Large investors must invest five times more funds in the real economy to obtain the right to purchase foreign currency and short-term securities, loan to the state, or provide credit to the people. This worked in Japan, and now it has achieved some success in other forms in relevant countries. If supplemented with measures in line with the Criminal Code, the economic growth rate of our country will not be 2%, but 10%.

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