The current oil price will force Russia to cut its imports by half – a move that, together with the continuing rise in inflation, will diminish Russians’ living standards considerably. Add to that ever-worsening corruption and a severe liquidity freeze, and a financial meltdown, accompanied by an 8-10% decline in output, appears likely.
按照当前油价，俄罗斯必须削减一半进口，再加上持续攀升的通货膨胀，俄罗斯人民的生活水平将大幅下降。除此之外，不断恶化的腐败和严重的流动性冻结以及金融崩溃携同8—10%的产出下降步步逼近。