{"id":358380,"date":"2026-07-05T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-oil-empire-under-pressure-can-putin-still-afford-the-ukraine-war-the-dip-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:00:29","slug":"russias-oil-empire-under-pressure-can-putin-still-afford-the-ukraine-war-the-dip-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russias-oil-empire-under-pressure-can-putin-still-afford-the-ukraine-war-the-dip-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s oil empire under pressure: Can Putin still afford the Ukraine war? | The Dip Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/7rSDf74GBfc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russia\u2019s oil empire under pressure: Can Putin still afford the Ukraine war? | The Dip Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7rSDf74GBfc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia is one of the world&#8217;s largest oil producers, so why are fuel prices inside Russia soaring to record highs? As Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian refineries and energy infrastructure, cracks are beginning to appear in one of the Kremlin&#8217;s most important economic lifelines. And these drone strikes? A consequence of Russia\u2019s full scale invasion of Ukraine.<br \/>\nIn this episode of The Dip Podcast, Russian economic experts Janis Kluge and Sergey Aleksashenko explain how the war in Ukraine is impacting ordinary Russians, why fuel shortages and rising petrol prices are becoming a major political problem for Vladimir Putin, and whether Russia&#8217;s oil-dependent economy can withstand mounting pressure from war and sanctions.<br \/>\nHas Russia&#8217;s biggest source of wealth become its biggest vulnerability? And how much longer can Moscow finance the war while keeping its own economy stable? @SergeyAleksashenkoSr says Russia needs to end the war in Ukraine to feel economic relief at their own end. <\/p>\n<p>Watch now to find out why Russia&#8217;s fuel crisis could reveal the true cost of Putin&#8217;s war.<br \/>\nChapters<br \/>\n00:00 Why are Russians queuing for gasoline in an oil-rich country?<br \/>\n01:07 Experts Sergey Aleksashenko &amp; Janis Kluge<br \/>\n05:15 Why the Kremlin is worried: Fuel shortages become a political problem<br \/>\n06:42 Is Russia becoming the Soviet Union again?<br \/>\n10:09 The difference between crude exports and Russian fuel supplies<br \/>\n12:03 Is Russia\u2019s war with Ukraine finally reaching ordinary Russians?<br \/>\n14:51 Can Russia still afford the war? Military spending, deficits and economic sustainability<br \/>\n16:39 Russia&#8217;s shrinking financial buffer: What happened to the National Wealth Fund?<br \/>\n18:45 Sanctions vs Ukrainian drone strikes: Which is hurting Russia more?<br \/>\n21:22 Russia&#8217;s economic future and growing dependence on China<br \/>\n23:30 Sergey Aleksashenko: Why ending the war matters economically<br \/>\n24:40 The limits of Russia&#8217;s wartime economy<br \/>\n27:18 Outro: &quot;Home alone&quot; at The Dip?<\/p>\n<p>#Russia #Ukraine #Putin #dwbusiness #dwdip<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is one of the world&#8217;s largest oil producers, so why are fuel prices inside Russia soaring to record highs? As Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian refineries and energy infrastructure, cracks are beginning to appear in one of the Kremlin&#8217;s most important economic lifelines. And these drone strikes? 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