How the hidden costs of Putin's war changed Christmas for ordinary Russians | DW News

[@martinsampson1824]

800,000 dead and wounded, a Christmas present from Putin

[@DrojanaleTorvic]

And only 31k for Ukraine 🤔😂😂😂

[@Nick-ov8sm]

This is only confirmed numbers and will be higher. There will be more not accounted for!! 🤷‍♂️

[@maxblanck123]

whaat! I dont believe that number, russian have nearly 10 to 1 Ukrainian, in anything, men power, artillary..

[@JeffBilkins]

@@maxblanck123 10 to 1 losses

[@saucy743]

And 1528915 Billion with PTSD, innit?

[@user-vc5zt9ci12]

why always just Moscow and St Petersburg?

[@maxblanck123]

why not?

[@eugenesevinyan4937]

Why should anyone go outside of these two cities, where there are no toilettes?

[@user-vc5zt9ci12]

@maxblanck123 surely the largest country on this planet is more than 2 cities? why not Chelyabinsk for example... true Russia

[@sogerc1]

It's where the oligarchs live, the rest of the country doesn't matter.

[@iSRS28-ov3ps]

Why ya think ? Cos are the most important in the whole of rus …rest of them have toilet but not all 😢😂😂Moscow is where all cash from taxin slaves end up 😂

[@ΦΡΟΣΩΦΩΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΥ]

Well I'd like to focus here in Europe. With prices so high, Christmass was different from other years!! Russia is in war. What about Europeans?

[@plomben]

Christmas was cheaper in Norway this year, compared to recent years.

[@st8642]

Don't worry about Europeans, they are rich, unlike Russians, except for Putin and his oligarchs off course

[@Thomas.Deverell]

Russians buy a tree not for Christmas but for the New Year. Christmas isn’t that popular in Russian at all, which is mainly for religious people. It would be good if you did a better research, otherwise some things sound simply ridiculous.

[@plomben]

Do some research yourself! Christmas is already becoming very popular again in Russia, and it's a part of Putin's plan. He wants the "traditional values" back, and religious festivities are an important part of that. Way more Russians celebrate Christmas now, than ten years ago.

[@mishkoala]

Absolutely 0 sympathy.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Jesus taking notes. :)

[@DanielHogendoorn]

Barbaar

[@ezzio8611]

You're so cool little bro I remember when I was 12

[@ALAXEILIN]

Keep in mind, that any citizen of st Petersburg can chop off 1 firtree free of charge in the forest, upon own choice - the only thing you have to do bedote that - is visit one of Forestry offices with local passport, and obtain a permission to do so))) But EU news won't tell that to you, you are supposed to believe that Russians can't afford a Christmas tree))) They treat europeans as fools, if not worse))) 2000rubles is less, than you spend for grocery daily in st pb)))

[@filipsocha]

Best comment I read today. Imagine St. Pete's pensioners chopping down their own trees. By God, delusion is helluva drug.

[@Howiex-is8gq]

Ok russian bot we take ur word 4 it😂😂😂😂.....

[@cilibalint3169]

so why are those threes sold on the market? 😅

[@Prince36944]

so there was this period in my life when i kept attracting the wrong people, wrong opportunities, everything just felt…off. i couldn’t figure out why it kept happening. then one day, a friend mentioned a book called Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, saying it helped them see the patterns they didn’t even realize they had. i decided to give it a read, and wow, it opened my eyes to how much my own energy was shaping my life. seriously, this book is something else.

[@stevejohnson170]

Quality of life - did Putin say that? 😂😂😂

[@maxblanck123]

well 4% growth in a war. Germany 0.2% in peace time.

[@stevejohnson170]

@ and more than 20% inflation in Russia with interest rates so high they destroy business investment and profit. Exchange rate alone means anything bought abroad costs far more. Your comparison is laughable and as deluded as the war criminal himself.

[@DecievedREALITY999]

@@maxblanck123 You’re missing some basic economics here. Paying someone to dig a hole and fill it back up boosts GDP but adds no real value or benefit to society. The same applies to weapons-produced only to be destroyed-which make up a big chunk of GDP. In Russia’s case, without military production, their GDP would actually shrink by 4-5%. Food for thought

[@knighthood91]

@@maxblanck123 The Russian government heavily invests into its war economy which is reflected in economical growth and boosts the numbers. Though missiles, shells and tanks don't help to increase the quality of life for ordinary Russians. It is money, resources and labor going to waste that could have been invested into infrastructure, education and health care.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

They have invested there too.

[@rivers.stream]

Where do you get this information? Be fair. Prices rising is a worldwide problem. Report facts as they should be reported. Truthfully. Not biased .

[@android2008]

What's wrong with information?

[@MrLudwig101]

They are, but we aren’t sending men to die in a war on top of that

[@alexlerwill344]

I would feel sorry for the Russians if it wasn’t for the fact they approve of this war! Despite what all the economists say the average Russian is much poorer since the war but will take it for their imperialistic ideology! I hope next year the councils can no longer afford Christmas. anything for the Russian people to tire against there anti western views and realise like there former comrades that this is all a lot of nonsense! Poland is proof that you can maintain your conservative views whilst embracing open democracy and a rule based international community.

[@stststefan]

Should've gotten Russia into NATO when they were broken. Now people are regaining their nationalistic sense and with the amount of hate they see online there won't be a way back.

[@Nick-ov8sm]

Whatever russia says is mostly for domestic audience, in the west we know its lies 🤷‍♂️

[@rosking7146]

Like you I did feel sorry for Russians but no longer. Russian mothers in particular are beyond understanding. How can they hand their kids over to die for a coward. Beyond baffled.

[@throughput6674]

rule based international community = NATO, US, Anglo-Saxon alliance. when are you entitled westerner going to understand that most of the world don't want this and we are not falling for your BS anymore.

[@goranrajcevic5550]

You both sound heavily propagandized. "Rules based international community", "to die for a coward". THAT is a lot of nonsense. If at least the west was not supporting a genocide, terrorists, and openly calling for a "strategic defeat of Russia", your comments might make some sense. But, things being as they are, it is baffling to me what the mainstream media and its consumers here in the west have turned into. Literally unbelievable.

[@joetran8798]

Sadly, because of Putin, many families will spend this Christmas separated.

[@maxblanck123]

but they are making money, after the war, all the men that fought the war, will be a new middleclass

[@jacksprat7413]

@@maxblanck123is there a middle class in the afterlife?

[@elisabethnygaard8525]

@@maxblanck123 They don’t get the money promised. They only get the first pay. Their commanders seem to take it. ( corruption is everywhere)

[@thesceptic1018]

Permanently

[@airis3333]

@@maxblanck123 nope, the generals will be the new top class, while ordinary people will continue to be poor in ruzzia...

[@vladbarbu3372]

1:33 2000 rubles is ~19 US dollars or ~18 euros and yet they say it's expensive... I mean i'm from Romania and that's like 90 RON which to me seems quite cheap, i spent on my Christmas tree 300 lei

[@kwektans]

Hahaha; have you checked the exchange rates for Japanese yen to dollar or Korean won to dollar? Anyway that’s not how economics work.

[@vladbarbu3372]

@kwektans yes and no. But I don't mean to say that the nominal value matters. However there is such a thing called the international market and a domestic market. a bmw car comes from the international market and it's like 50.000 euro which is "expensive" for a Russian, a Christmas tree comes from the domestic market and it's 18 euros and it's "expensive" still, for the value it brings

[@ricodiamond7883]

The relationship between domestic wages and domestic costs is critical when deciding wether or not things are expensive.

[@Igorsov]

Are you trying to tell me that Romania didn’t get hit by the world’s economic crisis when even we in the U.S. are suffering big time?

[@vladbarbu3372]

@@Igorsov we are hit I didn't say that but...bro it's a small Christmas tree, I can still afford that

[@live_free_or_perish]

The situation in Moscow and St. Petersburg is very different from the rest of Russia living in abject poverty

[@spacefire6181]

Just like the situation in Berlin and Munich is very different from the Rural east Germany in adjacent poverty

[@jaabaadaabaaadoo]

@@spacefire6181 i am from rural east Germany and you are lying. On the other hand i visited rural Russia and people there barely survive. Just saying.

[@nenadmitrovic3469]

More % of people live in poverty in US

[@gkro7137]

The sad thing is, throughout Russian history these 2 cities are the ones that decided who rules Russia.

[@spacefire6181]

@@jaabaadaabaaadoo is that how AFD getting 40-50 percent in rural East Germany and many also vote for BSW?

[@spaceforce9738]

Putin is all that matters. Russians not so much.

[@ToddSpiller-is9nr]

I did not know Putin believes in God.

[@tatjanaz6062]

Русских 150 миллионов в России ещё очень много во всём мире

[@tatjanaz6062]

А сюжет враньё. У нас всё хорошо))

[@tatjanaz6062]

А сюжет враньё. У нас всё хорошо))

[@sogerc1]

More than 9% inflation, good joke. A loaf of bread from 20 to 50 rubles is a 150% increase.

[@paulurban2472]

So is the only product you can buy in Russia is bread?

[@TheSkyheart5]

I assume whenever the news says inflation, they mean core inflation which does not factor in food or energy prices because those two are far more volatile than other things.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Bread prices here in EU have increased by 200%. Just saying.

[@Tim_Nilsson]

​@@paulurban2472 The thing is a national bank doesn't set an interest rate of 21 % if the real inflation is only 9 %. The inflation numbers from Russia are fictional.

[@sogerc1]

@@paulurban2472 Of course not, that's why I didn't claim that figure was the inflation, just the "increase". But you can be sureAF it's above 23% because their central bank wanted to increase the key interest rate to 23%.

[@patrolmanpete]

Oh the irony of Putin celebrating Christmas. Putin is the direct opposite of everything Christ stood for

[@andreverwoerd1378]

I have to totally agree with you on that one. or in other word: Amen!

[@Orray]

he has to mask his evil some way

[@robymaru03]

So is the Pope but you guys are still worshiping him.

[@patrolmanpete]

@@robymaru03 Remind me again, which countries did the Pope invade?

[@throughput6674]

how would you know? given you think Christ had anything to do with 25 December. other than a bunch of pagans slapping Christ name on it in the first century.

[@fornix_arts]

Чушь не несите, смешно смотреть 😂

[@andraskleistenes8586]

Expresses optimism" for what? Thousands die every day, because of his War! He deserves no mercy!

[@thedahkterizzin8831]

like Trump, he doesn't really care about anybody but himself

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Applies to 90% of the global population, doesn't it?

[@factchecker1980]

At least we get the dementia issues out of the White House.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Brilliant comment. Love it.

[@okamijapan4482]

The difference is that Putin is smart, Trump will be like Biden in 2 years.

[@christopherwall444]

Trump is truly the king of thinking only about himself...

[@sergiyrospysdiyenko6224]

kremlin "church" blessing nukes

[@spacefire6181]

Russian inflation was only ranked 16th in Europe in 2023 and even in 2024 was still mo number 1 and no that much higher than many EU countries

[@Raggadish.]

How is the special operation doing?

[@andreverwoerd1378]

Yes because you have such low inflation, you must raise your interest rate to 21%. Right.

[@thegreatdane3627]

Euro zone inflation was 2,4% in 2024. The official inflation rate in russia was 9,5%.

[@spacefire6181]

@@thegreatdane3627 But many countries in within the EU like Romania, Poland and 3 Baltic states are all above 5 percent only countries like Denmark are the lowest. Also 9.5 percent is just about the same with 2022 EU inflation rate ( 9.3) so even Europe has experienced that just two years ago

[@spacefire6181]

@@andreverwoerd1378 I am no saying Russia is doing good but neither is Europe

[@shischkebab9827]

For understanding price is rising. For example, bread cost 80 cents, and now it costs 1 dollar. But the price of the most important products remains the same and for understanding, who says that a normal standard of living is only in Moscow or St. Petersburg. This is not true. In the regions, the wage level is lower, but the products are cheaper and the living space is also cheaper. Most Russians have their own apartments. The state supports families. The rise in prices has hit more vulnerable groups of the population such as pensioners. You don't need to ask the young about the rise in prices, they work. Salaries have also increased by 20-30% over the past 2 years and more than cover the rise in prices.

[@mariopandza]

Zombies everywhere in Russia.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

As if it were different here.

[@throughput6674]

I bet everything you "know" about Russia comes from western media and politicians. And could fit on the head of a pin.

[@MercerTarot]

Oh, yes. We’re told that we live poorly, that we have no food, and that we’re surrounded by poverty. But when we tell the truth-that this isn’t the case, that we live in warm homes, earn money, enjoy excellent services, have fully stocked store shelves, travel abroad, and pay next to nothing for utilities-you call us brainwashed because it doesn’t fit the narrative you’re being fed. 😊

[@airis3333]

@@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d much different, for someone who travel across ruzzia and western world, for sure its so different,.

[@MushramboMu]

In some eu democratic countries below you can get arrested for offending people online and in 2025 we might see stricter rules, meanwhile one of those countries allowed an ex p*do to participate in the Olympics as one of the representatives.

[@dianedee7919]

Sounds similar to here in Canada .

[@maxblanck123]

but canada is not in a war, is it?

[@dianedee7919]

@maxblanck123 except for that, I was thinking financially

[@ultonian63]

Canadá is vastly more prosperous than Muscovy.

[@maxblanck123]

@@dianedee7919 exactly canada doing worst than russia in peace times

[@LePhil79]

Well I'm in Canada and had a fabulous Christmas time !

[@seccat]

The 800000 Dead can’t celebrate Christmas with their families.

[@jacobrandall4891]

Those include injured. It's more like 300 thousand

[@hatchxable]

lies

[@duskokukolj5571]

Hristos se rodi!!! Srećan Božić Vladimiru Putinu❤❤❤❤!!! Srećan Božić pravoslavnoj Rusiji❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤....

[@richardsimms251]

Please have more ACADEMICS on your program and less JOURNALISTS for accuracy of facts

[@АндрейКостров-ы1ф]

Привет всем из бедной России😂. В этот новый год у нас на столе не было изменений, был черный и белый хлеб, салаты из рыбы, из мяса, из овощей, стейки семги, шашлык из свинины и индейки, бутерброды с красной икрой, грибы, домашние компоты, соки, ананасы, мандарины, бананы и все остальное. Водки не было. Было грузинское вино красное и белое, егермейстер, виски и пиво. Джек Дэниэлс 12 и Мальборо никуда не пропали, как и нутелла и кока кола. Я не зная как они попали на наш стол, наверное это КГБ😂. Человек на нашей улице стал пригонять на продажу новые машины, он катал клиентов на ролс Ройс и Санта фе 2024 года. Жизнь стала интереснее, появились новые виды занятий, которых не было раньше. Если цена на продукты и все остальное растёт, просто включите этот рост в стоимость своих услуг и всё.

[@RatTerminator]

Total Hypocrisy!!! 🇺🇲💪🇺🇦

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

These two are hypocrisies? Ok then.

[@stanislavdzharov5010]

I can't afford Christmas 🎄 in England as well stop manipulating people

[@ultonian63]

Maybe you should spend Christmas somewhere else then, Stanislav.

[@FrostInfusion]

Yes we in London Oblast can't afford eggs 😢

[@Esoxhunt]

Don't mind all the haters. Me too, I am from Denmark, and I have a reasonable salary. Cost for child care, gas and food has just exploded in the last tree years. The media is full of fairy tales of our great economy, and at the same time we sat a new danish record. More people than ever, have been applying for Christmas support through the danish church organizations. Christmas support, is a small amount of money for your kids, and some traditional danish Christmas foods.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Their Christmas is really beautiful, i have to admit.

[@annelieskarolien]

With 'their' you mean the residents of Moscow and St Petersburg. No one cares about the rest of the country.

[@Haniboy7911]

Merry Christmas to Russia & Ukraine and to all Orthodox around the world

[@Nick-ov8sm]

Ukraine now does xmas on 25th december, like rest of civilised world!!

[@JohnTang-gl4pt]

civilized world is crazy

[@paulurban2472]

@@Nick-ov8smyou mean zelensky does. Majority of Ukraine still stick to tradition

[@ChristyBermingham]

​@paulurban2472 no 25th you heard him ?

[@Howiex-is8gq]

Don't put russia and ukraine tigether....'

[@fisherslawoffice2685]

50 rubles for bread? That is 50 cents in US money. And 20 for an xmas tree? Mine was 90 in tampa. Sounds like a bargain to me there.

[@zoranmrdjenovic8127]

Možete li napraviti prilog o tome kakav je život u ukrajini??😂

[@erwinbernardo2797]

So many people died because of him...

[@sinus2220]

Quoting putler on economy growth rates, yup - that's reliable.

[@NothernNate]

`I was told over and over by R T that they won the war 3 years ago? 💛 UA!

[@GodwinGodfather]

Donbas has been liberated

[@richardmarsden5610]

Russia is flowing with money, that is why there is inflation, and the war with the west (via Ukraine) is boosting the Russian economy.

[@ultonian63]

@@richardmarsden5610 says no reputable economist.

[@ll0l0l0lolo0l]

I am sure that is why the Carter economy was so popular that the guy lost in a landslide.

[@TrevorMawulana]

Christmas trees costed £35 here in England. That was no inflation?? Okay

[@PhageTheFinalCure]

You've not factored in all the maths, £35 is the equivalent to a russian pensioners entire week income, so the inflation that's hitting them would be like the British Christmas tree being about £500 to you, so a pretty shocking price.

[@FrostInfusion]

Costed, yes kacap

[@BreadWinner330]

100,000 young widows celebrate Christmas alone 😢

[@MomodouLaminCham-p2f]

Yes because Boris say no peace so what do you expect

[@Shaddarhim]

​@@MomodouLaminCham-p2f Botski still on the boris train lol.

[@goranrajcevic5550]

​@@Shaddarhimis it a train or just a corrupt politician with no talents and care for anyone in the world?

[@MrBudgiejoe]

@@goranrajcevic5550That’s Putin you’re describing 😂😂

[@miteshghadi3146]

America industrial complex want war for continue profit

[@Browncords]

Gotta love Putin: 'the most important thing is quality of life....' and his people lap it up

[@johnnyquid-xj4kk]

Half of Russia doesn’t have adequate plumbing, tens of millions don’t even have toilets. Some superpower. Pfftt

[@bohdan854]

Russian will be waiting in line for bread again. Thanks Putin for being a great leader

[@bojanm986]

Remind us when were Russians waiting in line for bread. Was it in the 90's when Russian President was the western puppet? The one presented that danced drunk in front of Clinton and Bush - but west liked Yeltzin and called him democratic leader?

[@richardmarsden5610]

1st week of 2025, Russia just secured 1 Trillion in lithium deposits.

[@РоманМоре]

Actually 13 trillion

[@MrBudgiejoe]

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦💪

[@TraumaBondi]

How many wars of agression has the US launched?

[@nigelgarrett7970]

Whataboutism at its finest.

[@rogerwilco5918]

Name 1?

[@paulurban2472]

@@nigelgarrett7970thanks for answering his question!

[@hatchxable]

like 13 or 14

[@hatchxable]

Mexico, Cuba, Panama, RD, Somalia, Vietman, Iraq, ect

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Merry Christmas everyone! Be blessed!

[@JorYanandBrothers]

Instead of worrying about your own inflation in the EU which is worse than Russia, you are talking about Russia. I guess it is more satisfying to talk about others to make you feel like you are not alone in your failure.

[@nigelgarrett7970]

Russian inflation: 9.5% EU inflation: 2.4% Another alumni of the Sergei Shoigu school of mathematics.

[@jacksprat7413]

No western country has anywhere close to the inflation of Russia

[@ChristyBermingham]

You OK?

[@MrBudgiejoe]

What an incredibly ignorant comment 😂😂

[@miteshghadi3146]

​​@@nigelgarrett7970 What is Debt of EU countries America canada vs Russia???? Tell me

[@krathonsw]

How many Russian families are mourning for their dead close ones at 2024 Christmas? 10,000 more...?

[@Paketspaketami-14pf]

and everything could have ended without starting in Istanbul 2022. but the greed and stupidity of the Ukrainian leadership, the incitement of the West gave Kyiv instructions for war.

[@purplesprigs]

For the millionth time - raising interest rates only curbs inflation that is "demand-driven." This is when people are borrowing and over spending because interest rates are too low. That is not what is happening in Russia (or anywhere else on Earth right now).

[@rasputindasilva858]

Dear Moscowvits, be happy for your leader, champagne, vodka, caviar, turkey, salmon won't miss on his table.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

They sure are happy. Why arent you?

[@MrBudgiejoe]

Russians lack the natural human emotion of empathy. Even mothers do not love their children as they should. Russian society is doomed as a result. Empathy for others is so important! To be able to place yourself in someone else’s shoes and know how they feel is not a Russian ability, sadly. 😢

[@заправду-т7в]

Каждый новый год и Рождество мы отмечаем именно так, как вы и советуете. И мы любим своего президента и уважаем!!! Что бы вы там не говорили.

[@VasikoUkrainian-vq6nm]

Слава Україні, брате!

[@VasikoUkrainian-vq6nm]

​@@заправду-т7вДоширак сам себя не купит, держи🎁🙈🤣

[@alexorehowski3387]

What a garbage channel.

[@NormarlinaTaib]

I asked for strength and God gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom and God gave me problems to solve. I asked for courage and God gave me dangers to overcome. I asked for love and God gave me troubled people to help. My prayers were answered.

[@Cherishthemoment]

This is too funny, they have 21% interest.

[@seanclarke4278]

How prosperous and amazing a country like Russia could be without a dictatorship

[@Paketspaketami-14pf]

what was it like in the 90s? when the West hugged her with one hand and rummaged in his pockets with the other? no, thanks)))

[@MercerTarot]

We’re doing great. Thriving more and more every day. Thanks for your concern-now turn off your TV.

[@vaidrelis1315]

@@MercerTarot Tell that to the value of the rubble lmao

[@Siranoxz]

@@MercerTarot You people need to stop lying first of all.

[@MercerTarot]

@ 🤦‍♀️

[@Mrac-zz8vh]

Looks like Christmas was slightly safer in a country at war than in Germany.

[@Ganna_Ka]

maybe because they have no money to buy fireworks

[@Mrac-zz8vh]

@Ganna_Ka The world runs out of fireworks before Russia does seemingly..

[@neins]

​@@Ganna_Kalol what

[@72stones43]

Show all the pretty flowers at Russian cemeteries?

[@hilarysimpson3725]

Pathetic. The UK has similar issues, with economic growth forecasts being recently cut and high levels of debt. 2025 is already shaping up to be a difficult year for Britain. Earlier this week it was reported that the yield on British 30-year Government bonds - or “gilts” - had risen to their highest level since 1998. At 5.22%, the current yield on a 30-year Government bond is now higher than when the markets experienced a convulsion after the failed tax cuts of the Liz Truss government in 2022. The last time that yields were this high was because the Bank of England needed to raise interest rates dramatically to stem the bleeding from the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Because this was an external problem, 1998 is not a crisis year in British memory. But today the yields are high simply because the markets are becoming less interested in holding British public debt. The problem is that the British Government is still borrowing heavily with a budget deficit of 4.4% of GDP. The rise in yields reflects the fact that the Government is having to issue very large volumes of debt into the markets. Analysts are saying that the market demand for these assets is mixed with the recent auction having the weakest oversubscription rate since 2023. Labour will now be forced to continue risking ever higher interest rates or engage in even more austerity, likely by hiking taxes. This is a precarious position to be in. In 2023, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) registered its concerns that the share of debt held by foreigners had doubled since 2004 to around 25%. Britain has been running enormous trade deficits in recent years, contributing to the changes in the share of debt. The only way that the country can live far beyond its means is to sell financial assets to foreigners. The UK economy grew 1.1% in 2024, but debt is expected to equal 4.5% of GDP. This contrasts with Russia, whose economy grew 3.6% and whose deficit was 1.9% of GDP.

[@roelej]

2000 rubles = 18 euro

[@ChristyBermingham]

2000 rubles = 36 euros !

[@ChristyBermingham]

Sorry got that wrong I meant 4000 !

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

What was the rate in 2021? Same?

[@ricardolevy885]

4000 south korean won vs 2.7 us dollar, so what??? The Huge difference is what can you get with 2000 ruble vs what can you get with 18 euro, with 18 euro not so much...

[@throughput6674]

Russia don't use Euro's or dollars anymore, you metric is worthless.

[@henrikthors3037]

In europe to.

[@nigelgarrett7970]

No.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Yes

[@MushramboMu]

In the rest of Europe many people are suffering from the war too, shopping price increased, gas prices, etc. ( Meanwhile in Russia they recently just sold many tickets for movies, some seem to have a pretty high budget)

[@JosephHoggang-bk4bk]

It seems most Russians still believe that Putin is a great gift to Russia😁

[@svetlanakwaw-quaidoo69]

Of , course !!! We love our president. Do you like Olaf or Berbock ??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Nnn_Lofi]

@@JosephHoggang-bk4bk If you saw the state of Russia during the 90s you would believe that

[@sibiriakwr8043]

It is you who believe that Zelensky was sent to you by God and therefore everyone is bufitsurated by the shopping center😂😂😂

[@luckyluke1503]

Yes we do. Unlike Americans, Germans, British and French who hate their leaders.

[@DJICEKIT]

The same here in the American

[@BreadWinner330]

But life is good in your mum 🥰

[@rogerwilco5918]

Brazil is in South America, so yeah. But don't pretend like you're in USA, comrade.

[@jacksprat7413]

No, iflation in the US is around 3%

[@chhotugamer9433]

a while back, i hit a point where i felt like everything was out of my control. i kept wondering why other people seemed to get what they wanted while i was stuck in the same place. then i came across this book called Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane. i wasn’t expecting much, but the way it explains the connection between your energy and the life you create? it blew my mind. it’s not just a book, it’s like a blueprint for turning your life around.

[@commonsense6611]

The high inflation that the Russian economy is dealing with includes the cost of war, higher wages for the conscripts going to war, the high salaries of millions working in military factories, and sanctions. However, once the war comes to a halt, as eventually all wars do, there will be millions who will be out of high paying jobs, including providing tax revenues back to the state. Thus, inflation, subsequent unemployment, and lowering oil prices will be issues that will continue to drive down the Russian economy and provide a slow, if not a stagnant, recovery. So, even if Russia wins the war, which is doubtful, it still loses a decade of growth. JUST SAYING...

[@europeets]

Удивительно , почему экономика США взлетела после войны.

[@prabhakararaoaravapalli9050]

Russia is at war for 3 years but surviving well...inflation is at a high now ... But inflation is very high in UK and France also .... Can you please analyze why ??

[@ultonian63]

UK inflation is 2.6 per cent. Russia claims its inflation rate is 9 per cent but few economists believe this figure. Bank of England base rate is 4.75 per cent, following two reductions in recent months, Russian central bank rate 21 per cent and would probably be higher without the Kremlin's interference. Get your facts straight before you comment.

[@FatmastoreRembangan]

Perang memicu inflasi di Rusia, perang juga memicu inflasi di German dan UE sebagai pendukung utama Ukraina. Perang memang hanya membawa penderitaan bagi penduduk biasa seperti saya dan kamu. Damai damai...

[@nigelgarrett7970]

German inflation 2.2%. EU inflation 2.4% Russian inflation 9.5%. Russian shops are keeping the butter with the caviar to stop theft.

[@JanKluiver]

The worldwide inflation is partially caused by this war. It started with the Covid pandemic, that impacted the economy.

[@JHicks-kt9jv]

There is a solution....stop the war, elect (yes elect) a leader that actually wants the Russian people to thrive in the world trade economy.

[@miteshghadi3146]

Solution is no nato on Russia border no war .America military industrial complex want wars to continue so more profit can be made

[@slowmorbius8805]

And the West , of course , will lift its sanctions . 😂 We all understand perfectly well that no matter what we do , sanctions will last forever and NATO and the West will threaten our security .

[@Santoshkumar-hx6fj]

i remember this one night i was scrolling aimlessly, feeling like i had hit rock bottom. it felt like nothing i wanted was ever going to happen for me. i don’t know why, but i clicked on this link about the book Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, and something about it drew me in. the more i read, the more i felt like it was written just for me. it’s wild how much a single book can change your perspective.

[@perttiheinikko3780]

It's hard to know howthings really are going in tyrannies. Today a regime might seem as strong as ever and the next day it might fall. My feeling is that Putin is going strong. But remembering the Prigozhin incident some time ago, when all of a sudden Putin was completely panicked on TV... - things in Russia may not be as stable and set in stone as they seem

[@daidibrahimadam482]

RUSSIA ECONOMY AFFCTED BY WAR. WHAT HAPPENED TO GERMANY ECONOMY ? WHOM DID THEY FOUGHT?

[@mackan-kf4tg]

Great report👍🏻❄️

[@spaghettiisyummy.3623]

My family never had a real tree. :/

[@exodus888]

same in DE n rest of Europe

[@SultanOfThrones]

*Because of his war, there was a "Christmas Day horror crash" news everywhere.*

[@hmmahfujur129]

"They hate us because we stole their country from them"... David Ben-Gurion 1st PM 1948-1952

[@GNIGNETTO]

Instead in Germany prices have gone down😂

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

You mean employment?

[@ArounaBodyman]

What about Germany

[@Orray]

what about it? is it at war with someone again?

[@greengeck0]

Well the average income in Germany is the incomes of the top 10% russians

[@MomodouLaminCham-p2f]

​@@Orray No is at war with North Stram pipe line

[@qweadf9760]

At 3:45 that girl looked amazing!!! 🤩

[@filipsocha]

It's like Japan, Afghanistan and (to a less extent) Finland. Regardless of what iteration of Russian imperialism we're seeing, Kremlin just can't help themselves not to drag its people into pointless war of attrition against seemingly weaker enemy. We'll see how it plays out, but if historical patterns are to repeat, all we have to do is wait.

[@user-dx2lm4th8c]

Исторический Россия всегда выигрывает. Она уже победила.❤

[@Igorsov]

It must be that only USA and Russia got hit by the crisis and Europeans are enjoying the life…Many Americans are suffering to afford rent and groceries now.

[@user-dx2lm4th8c]

В России сейчас лучше, чем до санкций. Слава богу.❤

[@gennadiymayzus6808]

Like inflation in US for 1 bd apt 2000 dollars plus utilities

[@BollySports24]

Price is high in other countries too

[@MrBudgiejoe]

Yes, but obviously not nearly as bad as Russia. All the world’s best economists agree that Russia is in huge trouble, of which it has no way out. It can only get worse. That’s what you get when you start an illegal war against your peaceful neighbour. Russia will soon collapse as a country and will disintegrate into many little states. Millions of trapped people will finally be free.

[@factchecker1980]

It's just the same here in the US. Inflation is a pain everywhere.

[@ultonian63]

Why don't you actually look at the inflation figures before making comments like this, 'factchecker'?

[@hotdogcaptain11]

lol the inflation rate in the us is around 2.7%. Google is hard

[@johnnynolan7844]

Would everyone agree that this is the least popular Putin has ever been? Because he's been in charge almost 35 years now

[@Raggadish.]

All these men on the streets, why arent they part of the meat waves in the special military operation?

[@nenadmitrovic3469]

Because there are no meat waves and no forced mobilisation

[@christophercooper6731]

​@@nenadmitrovic3469, vwezhdya pectopah, my fren, my fren!!!

[@paulurban2472]

Russia doesn’t force them to war like Ukraine does😅

[@nenadmitrovic3469]

@@christophercooper6731 is that polish?

[@greengeck0]

Because its moscow and st peter, they are insulated by the exploitation of literally everyone else

[@Elpatojito1109]

But is enough money for War 😢😢😢😢

[@dubsar]

What would Jesus say to Putin?

[@ankpms830]

Liberate Europe from USA occupation

[@ЕвгенийНовак-в7ю]

What would he say? He should have turned from Ukraine that sold its Christmas traditions for USD and EUR🤑

[@dubsar]

@ЕвгенийНовак-в7ю It's about his teachings, not about a date set centuries after his time.

[@ЕвгенийНовак-в7ю]

@@dubsar it is also about traditions. Russians celebrate on 7th of Jan. People of Ukraine (they are all Russians like it or not) do it same way. Used to do until some corrupted guy decided to show off and please its sponsors.

[@sarasata]

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AGAINST NATIONAL SOCIAĹISM.

[@tordsteiro9838]

Are they eating their hamsters yet?

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Are you hungry?

[@tordsteiro9838]

@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d me? Not really. Had some nice chicken for dinner today. Considering duck for tomorrow 👍

[@ybicax1013]

I don't know, I live in Russia, I'm 35 and for all my life I have never had such a salary as during the war such a feeling that our government begins to work only when life weighs on a thread and as sad as it may sound but it would be better if the war did not end.

[@760HorsePower]

Lol show me a western country who isn't struggling with inflation and cost of living 🤣

[@ultonian63]

Ok Igor, show us a western country with (under-reported) inflation of 9 per cent and interest rates of 21 per cent.

[@andreverwoerd1378]

Netherlands (my country)?

[@rogerwilco5918]

Here in America that inflation rate is 2.7% Cope.

[@jacksprat7413]

Canada, like most western countries our inflation is now about 3%

[@paulurban2472]

@@rogerwilco5918and in America taxes are over the roof

[@fujin09]

watching the reporter from Riga feels a bit like looking to a high school amateur impro play or so. Doesn't give a very professional vibe. That said, it's a million times better than how i would perform.

[@Holychurchonline]

Delusional report

[@Siranoxz]

Well, Merry Christmas i guess 😒😒🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@eskay2012]

The depression is most felt in Germany! Soaring prices coupled with many uncertainties. The lower income can’t even affort heating to get through winter.

[@sureshsanji8602]

Compare to Germany Russia is far netter😂😂

[@Gilgamesh465]

making a tree from ice! now that’s cold 😔

[@faisalsafi1634]

DW utters lies.

[@chooch5728]

Sounds the same in U.S.

[@stivprostostiv5785]

В России елку наряжают на новый год к 31 декабря , а не на Рождество и фейервеки тоже запускают на новый год.