Ukraine

It's very interesting that there were people who claimed that the increased interest rates (although modest compared to this) that the west experienced in 2022 and 2023, were to slow the global economy to reduce oil prices to hurt Russia economically.
This could perceivably be true, as there were also rumors in the 70's about USA manipulating global markets to destroy the Cuban economy.
It's crazy if true, but also impressive IMO.
Anyways interest rates this high are almost sure to put the brakes on a Russian economy overstimulated by huge expenditures to finance the Ukraine war.
Or to put it another way, Russia can't really afford the war.