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Why is the Ruble (Still) Declining?
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While the ruble fared better than expected last year, this year has seen a prolonged decline in its value despite rising oil prices. So in this video, we’ll break down the data, explain why the ruble has declined and why this is bad news for Putin.
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1 – https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=UAH&to=RUB
2 – https://www.ft.com/content/9af1bef9-18cc-4fb0-9c50-f1dd6b83f340
3 – https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=16997
4 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_foreign-exchange_reserves
5 – https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/russian-cenbank-suspends-monthly-data-releases-foreign-trade-2022-04-11/
6 – https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188294/monthly-foreign-exchange-reserves-in-russia/
7 – https://twitter.com/RobinBrooksIIF/status/1689647911720910848/photo/1
00:00 Introduction
01:08 What’s Happened to the Ruble?
02:34 The Ruble’s Decline
06:04 Why has the Ruble Collapsed?
08:19 Brilliant
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Why Iceland is Not Joining the EU
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Yesterday, Iceland held a referendum on restarting negotiations to rejoin the European Union, 13 years after negotiations were frozen. With the results now in, we’re taking a look at what happened and what it means for the future.
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Sources:
https://www.dw.com/en/icelands-eu-vote-a-nation-divided-over-europe/a-78285133
https://www.reuters.com/world/narrow-majority-icelanders-back-eu-membership-talks-poll-shows-ahead-referendum-2026-08-26/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-01-09-poll-majority-support-eu-negotiations-432591
https://nordics.info/show/artikel/icelands-relationship-with-the-eu
https://www.idea.int/democracytracker/country/iceland
https://newunionpost.eu/2026/02/26/iceland-referendum-eu-accession-talks/#:~:text=hold%20a%20referendum%20on%20reopening%20Iceland%E2%80%99s%20EU%20accession%20talks
https://cb.is/news-and-publications/article/monetary-bulletin-2026-3
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/iceland-hikes-key-rate-to-8-to-lower-risk-of-prices-spiraling
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/iceland-eu-referendum-3fqw92st9
https://thefishingdaily.com/icelandic-fishing-industry-news/icelandic-fishing-industry-points-to-ireland-in-eu-warning/
https://www.reuters.com/world/fish-ships-sovereignty-iceland-weighs-its-european-future-2026-08-19/#:~:text=defined%20Iceland’s%20independence%20since%20it%20broke%20away%20from%20Denmark
https://island-esb.is/en/kostnadur/
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-08-29-iceland-rejects-eu-accession-talks-485377
00:00 – Introduction
01:09 – Context
03:06 – The Two Sides
05:35 – The Final Result
07:38 – Proton Mail
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Should the EU Back Canada Against Trump?
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Earlier this week, a trade war broke about between the US and Canada. But the EU, a more Canada-aligned ally, appears to have a pretty muted response so far. So, in this video, we’re taking a look at the escalating US-Canada trade war, how it’s pushing Canada towards the EU and how the EU is responding.
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Sources:
US–Canada trade war
https://www.ft.com/content/7ced71c2-03b8-4569-a68d-14624a7e83f2?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.ft.com/content/e3b5c236-bd5f-45c2-8ddf-5279a7375d3f?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/25/us/trump-news-tariffs
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/25/us-canadian-trade-war-political-will-01048491
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/wednesday-briefing-how-canada-has-turned-a-trade-dispute-into-a-defence-of-its-sovereignty
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/speeches/2026/08/22/prime-minister-carney-delivers-remarks-canada-us-trade-negotiations
https://youtu.be/NhEN07dahhw?si=8f4ggIhGGdy3uAy0
Europe’s response
https://www.politico.eu/article/trade-war-mark-carney-middle-powers-alliance/
https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-mark-carney-to-attend-eus-state-of-the-union-ursula-von-der-leyen/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/25/canada-walked-away-from-trump-could-the-eu-ever-do-the-same
https://www.eunews.it/en/2026/08/25/trumps-tariffs-steer-canada-towards-the-eu-which-welcomes-the-move/
Canada–EU relations
https://international.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/corporate/reports/chief-economist/annual/2025
https://www.politico.eu/article/canada-pact-defense-eu-mark-carney-partnership/
https://youtu.be/GxWtq2ZLfgs?si=_zmZ-0_vtF7EhZrk
Canadian polling on joining the EU
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54662-should-canada-be-allowed-to-join-the-european-union
https://ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Canadians__Opinions_on_Politics_poll_results_syetMgu.pdf#page=3
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-canadians-support-becoming-member-european-union-nanos-poll/
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Accession Update: Which Country Will Join the EU Next?
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Ahead of Iceland’s EU accession referendum this weekend, we take another look at the current crop of candidate countries and see who has made progress, who has stalled in the process and who is most likely to become the 28th EU member state?
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4_7arwUMEw
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/icelands-moment-of-reckoning-what-the-referendum-means-for-the-eu
https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/eu-enlargement_en
https://readinessindex.eu/
https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/countries/kosovo_en
https://readinessindex.eu/#/country/kosovo
https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/08/17/erdogan-says-eu-membership-is-not-a-priority-for-turkey/
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/delegations/en/joint-statement-on-the-georgian-governme/product-details/20241129DPU39689
https://euneighbourseast.eu/news/latest-news/european-commission-says-georgia-a-candidate-country-in-name-only/
https://www.euinsider.eu/news/epic-enlargement-bosnia-collapse-2026
https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-european-parliament-bill-north-macedonia-eu-accession-green-austria-waitz-lobby-vote-smear-campaign/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/08/eight-member-states-oppose-the-opening-of-serbias-next-eu-accession-cluster
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/13/might-moldova-merge-with-romania
https://english.nv.ua/nation/hungary-again-blocks-two-clusters-in-ukraine-s-eu-accession-talks-50628208.html
https://www.clingendael.org/publication/albanias-eu-accession-sprint-balancing-momentum-reform-and-eu-scrutiny
https://www.economist.com/the-world-in-brief/2026/08/22/03a85e89-8de5-405b-a27c-5c6763fd0ad8
https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/countries/montenegro_en
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/icelands-moment-of-reckoning-what-the-referendum-means-for-the-eu
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/24/icelands-moment-of-reckoning-what-the-referendum-means-for-the-eu
https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/armenia-announces-historic-intention-to-apply-for-eu-membership
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Why Europe’s Most Powerful Monarchy Is Heading for a Constitutional Crisis
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In this video, we’re going to explain Liechtenstein’s unique political setup, and how the push to decriminalise abortion could trigger a constitutional crisis in the country.
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SOURCES:
Liechtenstein’s ‘dualistic’ state:
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/01/30/the-curious-case-of-liechtenstein/
Liechtenstein’s constitution:
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Liechtenstein_2011
Recurring tension over royal power:
https://blog-iacl-aidc.org/centenary-constitution-liechtenstein/2021/12/14/monarchy-and-direct-democracy-in-liechtenstein-an-impossible-combination
Examples of princely family threatening to leave:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1713201.stm
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/liechtenstein/9366747/Prince-of-Liechtenstein-threatens-to-leave-after-vote-on-his-powers.html
2003 constitutional referendum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Liechtenstein_constitutional_referendum
2011 abortion referendum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Liechtenstein_referendums
2012 constitutional referendum:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Liechtenstein_constitutional_referendum
Alois’ veto threat helped scupper 2011 abortion referendum:
https://verfassungsblog.de/small-country-big-hurdles/
2026 abortion decriminalisation initiative:
https://www.fristenlösung.li/initiative
Initiative received second-highest number of signatures:
https://landesspiegel.li/2026/07/fristenloesung-initiative-will-heute-4970-unterschriften-einreichen/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/03/liechtenstein-abortion-law-modernised-prince-alois
Polling shows support for abortion decriminalisation initiative:
https://x.com/EuropeElects/status/2088323436913271216
0:00 Why Europe’s Most Powerful Monarchy Is Heading for a Constitutional Crisis
7:49 Sponsor
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Is MAGA Losing Europe?
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Since Trump’s re-election, the relationship between MAGA and the European right wing populist parties has been turbulent. The tide appears to be changing again with the US State Department offering million of dollars to right wing aligned organisations in Europe. In this video, we’re taking a look at this relationship and how it’s now changing.
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MAGA’s interest in Europe
https://www.ft.com/content/c5e27ffb-cfb1-421b-8121-a402cf2d84ac?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young
https://www.state.gov/drl-nofo-developing-civilizational-bonds-democratic-resilience-and-rule-of-law-in-europe
Trump favourability among European (hard-right) voters
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/06/23/european-views-of-trump-and-the-u-s-are-especially-negative/
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/55363-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-july-2026
Trump–Meloni fallout
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/trump-post-of-image-of-himself-as-christ-like-figure-draws-widespread-criticism/3905565
https://www.ft.com/content/41e4528d-0d87-4be3-9c59-46f37cec8136?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://youtu.be/8GCcjN9fjJk?si=Bov8EzRsCPJx8R6g
Marine Le Pen criticises Trump
https://brusselssignal.eu/2026/06/le-pen-warns-against-blind-alignment-with-trump-after-iran/
Merz warns against US interference in European politics
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/germany-warns-against-election-interference-as-us-offers-funding-to-maga-aligned-causes-in-europe
‘Remigration’
https://www.ft.com/content/34a99573-0fa1-422b-9263-147f9ed7be6c?shareType=nongift
https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/71904/could-italys-migration-debate-divide-the-political-right
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/how-europes-remigration-movement-is-using-roadblocks-to-power-its-political-appeal
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01:29 – Context
03:49 – Is MAGA Losing Europe?
06:56 – MAGA’s Response
08:19 – Too Long
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@PeterAlekseyevichRomanov7
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
ruzzian ruble is about to collapse
@PeterAlekseyevichRomanov7
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Пусть Бог поможет нам, поскольку экономика качается на грани краха, и стоимость рубля стремительно падает. Важно избегать ненужных покупок; вместо этого сосредоточьтесь на сохранении и обмене рублей на более стабильную валюту. В настоящее время мы становимся свидетелями кризиса в России, напоминающего развал Советского Союза, ситуация, зачисляемая на счет руководства Путина.
@philiplam7219
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Right now 1 ruble is 1 penny. That can't be right. 1 ruble must be 1 dollar.
@Rod-bp8ow
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
It is always accounted in the Inventories of its respective books, Russia acknowledges the importance of accounts, they reconcile the practices of Quality, Quantity most important characteristics in businesses and in exports/imports for countries. Rubble is doing good, trial balances, taxes and declaration of its books, so as its neighboring countries of the same standards of excellence.
@tyroneuva-py1pg
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Russia is buying there own 💩 rubble inflating it it will just fall and fall wait and see.
@wta1518
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Gotta love the standard terrible and confusing graphs when currency comparisons come up.
@Ruskii_idi_na_khuy
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Rouble 💩
@user-pt1jx6td7v
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Hahahahaha independent you was spreding german propaganda abaut Poland
@gkhanjriii91-04
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
The Ukraine is funded by the US taxpayers 💸💸💸🖕🏼🤬👎🏼
@georgeshardy1878
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Le problème n'est pas à l'est de l'Europe, il est à l'ouest ! 😊
@mikejose4186
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Rouble toilet paper
@Dieter11
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Almost two years into sanctions , they said effects would be slow and in the future…. Russia still holding very well and will be. Sanctions are pretty stupid when there is a thousand ways they can go around them. That’s the truth
@GumbaFan
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
The ruble isnt the only thing that fell today.
@paulstilwell764
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
It’s not even two years yet…it’ll fall further ….
@Forge17
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
The oil price vs oil products at the end was enlightening, I imagine that is the real bite from the oil price cap; the secondary impact of Russia’s discounted crude oil, which allows China and India to use that to produce cheaper oil products than Russia
@Panaputra
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Ruble decoupling from oil prices is not due to the price cap but because Russia is exporting oil in Chinese Yuan and Indian Rupees instead of Dollars. They are importing goods and services from China and India using that money instead of Dollars.
@KhaalixD
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Great video!
@henridenim8951
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
audio: "new low"
graph: goes up
It's the conventional way of showing the graph, but still a tad confusing. And the fact that you labelled it "USD/RUB" (which would in fact go down as the RUB weakens) while displaying RUB/USD doesn't help.
Besides that, informative video as usual; thank you
@nickdaboss03
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Well, I'm convinced that the presenter is a shapeshifter who just changes appearance but keeps their voice
@blackexcellence7212
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
It's not declining, it's engaged in a "special depreciation operation".
@stuckerfam
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Why not a graph with the ruble to the dollar? The reporting was done in rubles/dollars, but the graph was dollars/rubles. I understood the difference, but everytime the host said "lowest" the graph was at its highest. It was jarring and distracting to me. I am unsure of why this decision was made.
Anyway, I love the channel. But I just saw a minor weakness in this well-written report.
@midgetydeath
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
It's easy to understand: you can't lose a massive chunk of your market and magically be okay.
@C0Y0TE5
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Speaking about declining values while using charts that show the line going UP, reveals that U R a mirror person: an alien from the other side.
@ALFarrell-kv6ok
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
It's such a shame to see the two top BRICS dictatorships going to economic hell in a handbasket. Their individual problems will surely compound each other's declines, just when they were gloating to Africa about their rise and rise and the downfall of the allegedly decadent West and its dollar😆
@joelpritchard451
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
WE CAN ONLY HOPE THE RUBLE WILL CRASH AND THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY. WILL Collapse.
@sammypence6185
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Putin is cannibalizing it's economy just to show the west that it's economy is not collapsing. But that Russian money is finished now.
@jeanpierrelaolou5490
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Do you know the difference between a ruble and a dollar?
Well no …
one dollar
@davidbowie5023
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Russia uses artificial prompting up to save the rouble. Yet China and India exploit Russia for their own interests.
Once Russia is no longer useful, they will have their business matter.
@danieltaylor1699
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Please don't become a channel that just waffles on and repeats yourself, speaking slowly, your content is good.
@NewerSwagger-gp3hj
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Well, war is not free, not even cheap. I mean special military operations of course….
@santabanter
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
God bless Israel 🇮🇱
@1001Balance
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Put rubles in water, press mass, dry, wipe behind. Soft, good quality. What is air defense doing
@1001Balance
February 16, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Soon birds will refuse picking up ruble notes, they are considered of too low value to serve as nest material.😅