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From 2017 until early 2022, Alexandra Prokopenko worked at the Central Bank of Russia and at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow. She is a former columnist for Vedomosti.

From 2017 until early 2022, Alexandra Prokopenko worked at the Central Bank of Russia and at the Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow. She is a former columnist for Vedomosti.

According to Prokopenko, Russia faces an economic trilemma which involves juggling the three balls of: funding the war in Ukraine, maintaining his populace’s living standards, and safeguarding macroeconomic stability.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slzS7pxavi0 How long can Putin afford to wage war in Ukraine?], DW News  4-19-2024.</ref> Prokopenko indicates that after 3 years, the Russians will drop one of these balls and the ball that Russia will more likely pick will be the lowering of his populace's living standards.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slzS7pxavi0 How long can Putin afford to wage war in Ukraine?], DW News  4-19-2024.</ref>

According to Prokopenko, Russia faces an economic trilemma which involves juggling the three balls of: funding the war in Ukraine, maintaining his populace’s living standards, and safeguarding macroeconomic stability.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slzS7pxavi0 How long can Putin afford to wage war in Ukraine?], DW News  4-19-2024.</ref> Prokopenko indicates that after 3 years, the Russians will drop one of these balls and the ball that Russia will most likely pick will be the lowering of his populace's living standards.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slzS7pxavi0 How long can Putin afford to wage war in Ukraine?], DW News  4-19-2024.</ref>

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