Al-Marsad newspaper: an internal document of the European Union Commission revealed that “the Russian war fund has started to empty”. Emphasizing that Moscow’s deceptions are signs of weakness.
The document indicated that Moscow’s search for “demanding gear and ammunition from Iran and North Korea may be evidence that it is facing long-term difficulties in military production and industrialization.”
The document added that Russian authorities evasively imported “computers, smartphones, electronics, auto parts and even Lego products (toys), in opposition to the ban imposed on them as a result of international sanctions,” according to the website “Euro Observer “.
The document stressed that the sanctions “dissolved Russia’s ability to finance the war,” while adding that Turkey and China are helping it bypass the Western bloc.
He explained that “oil production fell by 10% and gas production fell by 22% year-on-year in August,” while the surplus shrank to 137 billion rubles during the summer alone.