> The Russian economy is unusually self-reliant Not anymore from what experts are writing, but only time will tell. Aircraft industry is a good example [1], as

> The Russian economy is unusually self-reliant Not anymore from what experts are writing, but only time will tell. Aircraft industry is a good example [1], as most planes operated in Russia require western maintenance parts that can’t easily be replaced. Other examples are in gas and oil drilling equipment [2]. > The Economist was pretty consistently writing deranged propaganda about Russia even 5 years ago You call warning about the danger of Russia invading neighboring countries driven by the ideological shift towards imperialism “propaganda”? [1] https://www.frost.com/frost-perspectives/will-sanctions-from-the-usa-and-allied-countries-cripple-the-commercial-russian-aerospace-industry/ https://www.frost.com/frost-perspectives/will-sanctions-from... [2] https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/putin-admits-western-sanctions-have-disrupted-russian-oil-industry-11649945252 https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/putin-admits-western-sancti...