Rutte asserts that "Russia's economy is on a war footing," which poses significant risks given its aging demographics and mounting labor shortages that fuel inflation.
Experts Kendall-Taylor and Kofman state, "Putin is now more committed than ever to the war with Ukraine," seeking to reshape the post-Cold War order and weaken the U.S.
The labor shortage in Russia is a hard limit on military production, resulting in higher inflation and a struggling economy, as noted by analyst Yakov Feygin.
Putin's regime faces multiple challenges from economic difficulties to demographic decline, which complicate the sustainability of its military commitments.
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