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RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: CIA Director Ratcliffe warned Moscow during his late-August visit that Russia’s economy could collapse “just as the Soviet Union did at the end of the Cold War” if the war continues. Putin reportedly canceled a planned meeting with Ratcliffe after receiving the assessment. The US message: The battlefield is heading toward stalemate, but Russia can’t sustain the war economically. Source: FAZ

CIA Director Ratcliffe warned Moscow during his late-August visit that Russia’s economy could collapse “just as the Soviet Union did at the end of the Cold War” if the war continues.

Putin reportedly canceled a planned meeting with Ratcliffe after receiving the assessment.

The US message:

The battlefield is heading toward stalemate, but Russia can’t sustain the war economically.

Source: FAZ