Russia faced sanctions, lost Western markets, and entered a costly war.
How has its economy kept going?
That's the question at the heart of this episode of《俄羅斯，為什麼？》(Why Russia?).
Host Tsui Lin speaks with Dr Charles CJ Wang of the Institute for National Defense and Security Research
about what's happening beneath the headlines. Russia has turned east towards China, the Far East, and the Northern Sea Route.
Is this real transformation, or just buying time?
The war economy has created jobs and output, but also labour shortages, inflation, and resource strain. Ordinary Russians cope through dachas, informal networks, and local markets.
Key questions:
Russia has adapted. But adaptation has a price and the longer it stays locked in a wartime economy,
the bigger the question: what kind of economy will remain when the crisis ends?
Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE8yvM5TUhs&t=19s
