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Economic consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine : The Indicator from Planet Money With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we break down three economic takeaways from the invasion – the impact on oil prices, the global supply chain, and the strength of the Russian economy.

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Three Russia economic indicators

Three Russia economic indicators

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of big businesses at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of big businesses at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Alexey NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine will have geopolitical and humanitarian consequences. It will also have economic ones. Today on the show, we tease out three of them.

One indicator tells us about the economic impact Americans might feel, especially at the gas pump. The second is, of course, another supply-chain breakdown. And the final indicator sheds light on why the Russian economy is able to punch above its weight.

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