On June 29 2025 07:29 Billyboy wrote:
The war chest is shrinking super fast. My big question is how will their economy work when the war ends. Now you have to deal with all these soldiers who are injured both physically and mentally. Then you have put almost no money into infrastructure or future production (other than military which won't be needed). They can limp along for quite a while as Sim points out, well the war is going on. Post war is going to be a different story.
If they are left alone, it will be a slow and long process for sure. With outside investment, it's a different story. Ukraine, for instance, is likely to be able to rebuild themselves very quickly, especially seeing as a lot of the support they're getting is already earmarked for rebuilding. How people will approach Russia is much more difficult to tell. In one way it feels like well deserved karma to just let them deal with their problems. Simultaneously, a boost of western influence through huge outside investments might be just what is needed to start aligning them with western culture, and perhaps finally stop this ridiculous feud. A bit like how differently we treated Germany after WW1 compared to after WW2. Also, we all know just how difficult it will be to hold people back when there's money to be made..
EPT
