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Prune60
@Prune602
Electrical/Power Systems Engineer, Internationally Recognized Queen of Anglo-Saxonia, ✏️*sigh* there will be typos, and spontaneous threads
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Oct 24 • 47 tweets • 9 min read
Here is where you can watch the Russian Central Bank meeting with English translation while it is live

cbr.ru/eng/press/even…Image Just a reminder: when the press conference is over, the above link may not work anymore and the recording of the press conference may be posted elsewhere.

I plan to post that when it is available.
Oct 18 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
It’s that time again…

WELCOME TO RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK MEETING WEEK

And this one might be an exciting one.

Current Key Rate: 17%

And there’s a real possibility that it might go UP The Ministry of Finance put out a quiet Press Release on Friday afternoon which means that the Central Bank will probably be unable to talk about it until AFTER the meeting. (Sneaky)

And as far as I can tell, no major news outlets have picked it up yet.
Sep 25 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
‼️ Russia: “The body of a former official who built a 40 billion ruble bridge was found under a Moscow window.”

👉 Alexander Fedotov

“presumably the former head of the St. Petersburg Committee for the Development of Transport Infrastructure (KRTI)”

mk.ru/incident/2025/…Image “According to sources, the tragedy occurred the day before. The body was found under the windows of a hotel in Sheremetyevo, where the deceased was likely staying in a room on one of the higher floors.”

fontanka.ru/2025/09/25/760…Image
Aug 18 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
The electronic budget system shows a 6.24 trillion ruble deficit as of 15 August 2025 Image The Russian Treasury reported a 397.8 billion rubles deficit on Regional budgets for just the first 6 months of 2025. Which is massive

And it’s getting worse.

These budgets pay for bonuses on military contracts, as well as everything else, like schools & hospitals.
Aug 7 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
For reference:

The original 2025 Budget planned for a 1.173 Trillion Ruble Deficit Image
Image The Amended 2025 Budget adjusted it to a 3.792 Trillion Ruble deficit. Image
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Jul 25 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
I’ve been looking through various Russian publications, and I just don’t feel like there’s much optimism in them after this rate cut. One thing that repeatedly comes up is that the ruble is overvalued.

Everyone is holding their breath waiting for it to weaken.

rbc.ru/quote/news/art…Image
Jun 23 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
*psst* Rostov is on fire 😇

interfax.ru/russia/1032655Image
Jun 1 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
This is footage of the April 2024 Paninsky Bridge Collapse in Smolensk, Russia

This bridge collapse because it had been in disrepair for a long time and no funds to repair it had been allocated. This is a photo of the Bridge Collapse that happened tonight in Bryansk Region Image
Feb 18 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Russia Lies…

They frequently brag about what they have done to Ukraine on what they want to do in the future on Russian State Media while their mouthpieces say something different in international forums.

Both Lavrov & Solovyov are paid by the Kremlin

interfax.ru/world/1009575 x.com/juliadavisnews…Image They have cheered for the destruction of Ukraine’s power grid
Nov 9, 2024 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
By all means, ignore the word of the former president of Estonia. I agree with him. The U.S. has enough leverage now to push Russia over the edge towards economic collapse if it chooses to

It’s not there yet, it needs a shove. The U.S. has enough to shove. There may be consequences towards giving it a shove. But it is way weaker than people believe it to be. And people miss understand what “financial collapse” looks like.

It doesn’t have to happen quickly, people may not realize they’re in it WHILE it’s occurring.
Nov 6, 2024 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
‼️ The OFZ Federal Bond Thread: Russia’s Race to Secure A Loan!

Q4 Auction Day 5 of 13

Part 3

Now with a new even higher KEY RATE!

(Don’t forget to use your bookmark) Image Here is the Table of Contents.
Nov 5, 2024 • 23 tweets • 6 min read
‼️ The Russian Government Bond Index - US Election Day Trading!

A RECORD BREAKING 25 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH TRADING BELOW 101!

Todays trading day means this streak has unseated the previous record of 24 days set in 2009

Let’s look at the rankings!

investing.com/indices/russia… x.com/prune602/statu…Image Just a reminder, all the data comes from the above linked website that has data going back to the beginning of 2003.

The dates attached will be one day off from the date in Moscow. Therefore, the data for trading that just ended will be under the date 4 November 2024.
Nov 5, 2024 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
‼️ 🇷🇺 NWF THREAD

As of November 2024:

The liquid portion of the Russian National Welfare Fund holds:

👉 220.533 Billion Yuan (-1.250 billion)
👉 283.575 tons of gold (-8.919 tons)
👉 0.410 Billion Rubles (-1.202 billion)

And that’s it.

(Totals for October) Per usual, the liquid assets continue to shrink.

Be especially careful of the National Welfare Fund news this week because a lot of it is just revaluations. Image
Nov 5, 2024 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
‼️ Russia: “Peas for tangerines: Russia returns to 1990s barter trade over payment problems”

IT’S HAPPENING!!!

And we’re going to catch Russia in a lie! Wait for it…

moscowtimes.ru/2024/11/04/gor…Image I told you about when the Ministry of Economy developed these plans, now they’re ready to use them.
Nov 4, 2024 • 25 tweets • 7 min read
‼️ The Russian Shopping Mall Thread

What are the problems with Russian retail space and shopping centers?

Part 6 Image Here is the table of contents.

We’re going to pick up right where we were at the end of Part 5
Nov 4, 2024 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
I swear, if you listen to this nonsense and have just been nodding and accepting what Tucker has been saying, I seriously want you to take a step back and re-evaluate what he just said. The possibilities that I see here are either Tucker is being disingenuous and lying to your face.

OR

He really believes this and is suffering from a mental health crisis. That he has begun to really believe in these conspiracy theories.
Nov 4, 2024 • 24 tweets • 6 min read
‼️ The Russian Shopping Mall Thread

What are the problems with Russian retail space and shopping centers?

Part 5 Image Here is the Table of Contents make sure you start at the beginning.

I’m going to pick up right where left off in Part 4
Nov 4, 2024 • 24 tweets • 6 min read
‼️ The Russian Shopping Mall Thread

What are the problems with Russian retail space and shopping centers?

Part 4 Image Here is the Table of Contents

Make sure you read from the beginning, and I’m going to pick up right where we stopped in Part 4
Nov 4, 2024 • 25 tweets • 6 min read
‼️ The Russian Shopping Mall Thread

What are the problems with Russian retail space and shopping centers?

Part 3 Image Here is the Table of Contents, be sure to start at the beginning
Nov 4, 2024 • 25 tweets • 7 min read
‼️ The Russian Shopping Mall Thread

What are the problems with Russian retail space and shopping centers?

Part 2 Image Here is the table of contents

Don’t forget to start reading from the beginning
Nov 3, 2024 • 22 tweets • 5 min read
‼️ The Russian Shopping Mall Thread

What are the problems with Russian retail space and shopping centers?

Part 1

(You asked for this) Image Here’s the Table of Contents since I have a feeling this will take a while.