No Economic Model Can Predict When Russia Runs Out of Money for War, NBU Says
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No Economic Model Can Predict When Russia Runs Out of Money for War, NBU Says

May 21, 2026
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AI Analysis: Appeal to Fear

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Russia’s seaborne oil export revenues tripled from 1 billion to 2.5 billion per week in Q1 2026 as Middle East shipping risks drove buyers to pay premiums. But the NBU’s April 2026 inflation report finds the windfall is papering over a deteriorating economy: GDP contracted for the first time since 2023, the budget deficit overshot its annual target, and oil and gas revenues fell 45.4 year-on-year.

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No Economic Model Can Predict When Russia Runs Out of Money for War, NBU Says

The central bank warns the timeline to resource exhaustion is unknowable – driven by politics, not economics.

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Technique: Appeal to Fear
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