If you don't know, #Russia has an annual #economy forum

So we're already in a joking mood

They had a 'Russia 2050' report

3 scenarios for 25 years out:

1. inertial: "American and Chinese hegemony"
2. bad: Russia loses the war and is "colonized"
3. good: "ideological war" victory, nukes are used for some reason, Kyiv/ Odesa/ Kharkiv/ "and so on" annexed, and... the #EU disintegrates I guess just for funsies

There's better amateur fan fiction conventions

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/03/russia-2050-report-with-three-scenarios-for-war-was-presented-at-petersburg-economic-forum-good-one-included-nuclear-strike-and-eu-disintegration/

#UkraineWar

@benroyce Well, "#EU disintegrates" was why Putin bought #brexshit. It hasn't worked yet, and it might not work in his lifetime, but there are probably some in Russia playing it as a long game.

@TimWardCam

someone has to pay the western shills

and russia's economy is not so good