"Yet [Russia] was heavily dependent on oil and gas, which should have fetched Mr. PutinÂ’s concern. In a vigorous economy such as Korea or the Czech Republic, manufacturing contributes at least 20 percent of GDP. In Russia that figure is 15 percent. According to the International Monetary FundÂ’s figures, if you leave out oil and gas RussiaÂ’s non-oil revenues are now in 11 percent deficit of GDP, and now Russia is taking on an economic basket case, Crimea. It will cost Moscow billions."
..who knows. Maybe Cmdr. Zerro has serendipitously watched Mr. Putin stumble into an Uncle Remus moment.. |