othermedium impact08/09/2026, 01:31:45Confidence 67/100
Russia doesn’t need a military economy, it’s a ‘complete breakdown of the system,’ says former Finance Minister Mikhail Zadornov
Russia’s economy “doesn’t need” to become a military one, and doing so is “impossible,” Mikhail Zadornov — Russia’s finance minister from 1997 to 1999 and later head of Otkritie Bank — told the Russian business news outlet RBC.
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Mikhail Zadornov claims that Russia's economy does not need to become a military one.
Attributed to: Mikhail Zadornov
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Mikhail Zadornov claims that converting Russia's economy into a military economy is impossible.
Attributed to: Mikhail Zadornov
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- —Mikhail Zadornov claims that the current situation indicates a complete breakdown of the economic system. (per Mikhail Zadornov)
- —Mikhail Zadornov claims that converting Russia's economy into a military economy is impossible. (per Mikhail Zadornov)
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Our assessment
If Mikhail Zadornov's assessment of the Russian economy holds, it could signal pronounced structural strains for Russia’s industrial and financial sectors in the event of a…