Per capita GDP growth from 2000 to 2024 in G20 countries

Japan is absent from the graph, being the only country with a decline in GDP over this period.

Despite 11 consecutive years of sanctions against Russian companies, Russia recorded the second-highest GDP growth in the G20 over the past 24 years.

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Putin’s advisor Kobyakov: The U.S. has devised a crypto scheme to erase its massive debt at the world’s expense.

“The U.S. is now trying to rewrite the rules of the gold and cryptocurrency markets. Remember the size of their debt—35 trillion dollars. These two sectors (crypto and gold) are essentially alternatives to the traditional global currency system.

Washington’s actions in this area clearly highlight one of its main goals: to urgently address the declining trust in the dollar.

As in the 1930s and the 1970s, the U.S. plans to solve its financial problems at the world’s expense—this time by pushing everyone into the “crypto cloud.” Over time, once part of the U.S. national debt is placed into stablecoins, Washington will devalue that debt.

Put simply: they have a $35 trillion currency debt, they’ll move it into the crypto cloud, devalue it—and start from scratch.

That’s the reality for those who are so enthusiastic about crypto.”

Via Russia Direct

https://x.com/robinmonotti/status/1964978741270241764

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💰 America’s trade map: Which country is each U.S. state’s number one EXPORT partner?

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🚨🇷🇺🚅Russia's High-Speed Rail Revolution

Russia is set to build Europe's largest high-speed rail network, spanning approximately 4,500 km. Approved by President Vladimir Putin, this ambitious project will connect major cities with trains reaching 400 km/h, redefining travel across the nation.

PROJECT SCOPE AND ROUTES

The network will link Moscow to key destinations, transforming connectivity for 60 million people:

🔸 Northern Route: Moscow to St. Petersburg, cutting the current 4-hour trip to 2 hours.

🔸 Southern Route: Moscow to Sochi via Ryazan, Voronezh, Rostov, and Krasnodar, tackling a slow 200-km stretch.

🔸 Western Route: Moscow to Minsk, with potential future links to European networks via Warsaw.

🔸 Eastern Route: Moscow to Yekaterinburg via Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan, reducing a 26-hour journey to 5 hours.

WHY NOW?

This project aligns with Russia's strategic needs:

🔸 Economic Stimulus: Boosts GDP through construction, potentially adding percentage points annually.

🔸 Employment: Absorbs demobilized workers, curbing unemployment and sustaining wages.

🔸 Affordability: With national debt at 15% of GDP, borrowing $200 billion keeps it below 25%, supported by domestic production and Chinese expertise.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Russia's rail legacy, from the 9,289-km Trans-Siberian to the Baikal-Amur Mainline, showcases its capacity for grand infrastructure, symbolizing modernization in a vast nation.

CHALLENGES AHEAD

Despite progress, hurdles remain:

🔸 Corruption risks, though past accountability (e.g., Sochi Olympics) signals stricter oversight.

🔸 Sanctions complicating financing.

🔸 Technical demands of southern tunneling.

BOTTOM LINE

Unlike Europe's stagnant infrastructure—Spain's underused lines, France's TGV cuts, Germany's decay—Russia's plan envisions a Eurasian corridor, potentially stretching from London to Hong Kong.

With construction underway since 2024, targeting 2028 for the first phase, this project reflects Russia's ambition in an era of Western restraint.

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🚨 US Sentinel ICBM shelved after cost blowout

💵 Analysis of Pentagon budget documents just revealed a BOMBSHELL:

🟥 $86.1B—scrapped by the Pentagon for the Sentinel, land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system

🟥 Program ballooned by 81%, reaching almost $141B, mostly due to skyrocketing missile costs and infrastructure "upgrades"

🟥 With no new missile purchases planned, the US Air Force may extend Minuteman III service until 2050—raising serious questions about the future of America’s land-based nuclear deterrent

🔭 The only trace of procurement funding? A symbolic $742,000 adjustment—not even enough for a warhead bolt—in contrast to last year’s $86 billion projection

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