Ian Bremmer

Russia's economy will be permanently in free fall following the 2022 invasion and sanctions.

“And I think that is true because the Russian economy is going to be permanently in a state of free fall.”

Said on

27 April 2022 · GZERO Quick Take video, day 62 of the Russian invasion

Source

Russia-NATO confrontation is coming: Putin will escalate · GZERO Media

Should come true

No date given

How sure they sounded

I think; going to be

Categories

EconomyGeopolitics

Importance

3 of 5 · Russia's economic resilience determines its ability to sustain the war.

Outcome

Inaccurate

The forecast was already disproven: Russia's GDP shrank only about 1.4% in 2022 and then grew about 4% in both 2023 and 2024 on war spending. That is not a 'permanent free fall'.

Evidence:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia