How the Russians will die there is not something that worries Putin in the slightest," says economist Igor Lipsitt in DW Morning. Russia is "quietly ceasing certain payments" to civil servants, but this does not affect the stability of the regime as long as there is enough money to buy the loyalty of the security forces.

How the Russians will die there is not something that worries Putin in the slightest," says economist Igor Lipsitt in DW Morning. Russia is "quietly ceasing certain payments" to civil servants, but this does not affect the stability of the regime as long as there is enough money to buy the loyalty of the security forces.