War in Ukraine

Russia is burning through an average of $29 billion a year in its wealth fund. And the financial screws on Russian exports have been tightened significantly since the start of the war, so the burn rate has likely accelerated to compensate for that. They may run out of money in 4-5 months, it sounds like.

Looks like Europe is on the verge of a great victory. (An excellent job by Zelenskyy of keeping his country together and opposing the Russian invasion. Maybe they will invite Joe Biden to the celebration for his significant contributions to the win.) Maybe Putin will invite Trump to the loser's after-party, where they can take turns dressing up as the Pope and Star Wars characters.

 

Zelenskyy asks Trump to join peace talks in Istanbul. This war is nearing its end.

 

Never heard this take before. Interesting.