Ted Lieu @tedlieu
The Soviet Union collapsed not because it lacked military might, but because of its economic weakness. Russia is in a similar position. Russia’s GDP is half of California’s. Putin put in austerity measures. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will further weaken Russia’s economy. — PolitiTweet.org
Financial Times @FinancialTimes
The scale of the shock to markets suggests that investors had expected the Russian president to back down in his pl… https://t.co/JNpWSe6XOY
