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Speculative economics is literally definitionally imaginary. In this case, it's because of real factors with Russia's GDP - the massive amount of trade embargoes on Russia meaning they can't really import or export a lot of the stuff they would have made money on, as well as them grinding all their young men (who would otherwise be working) into a pulp.