https://www.bbc.com/russian/news-48679833
Russia has been a bulwark of support for Venezuela. But as that country’s economy crumbles, Russian state-owned businesses are pulling back to protect their bottom line.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/world/americas/venezuela-russia-economy.html
For many years, numerous western experts have predicted that sooner or later the Russian economy will collapse because of the rampant corruption and low efficiency that is endemic within it. They also cited overdependence on energy prices, an ageing population, and the sanctions imposed on the nation after Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea back in 2014.
https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2019/06/17_a_12421387.shtml
https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2019/06/17_a_12420679.shtml
http://www.rosbalt.ru/blogs/2019/06/17/1787272.html
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4004220
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4003998
https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/2019/06/17_a_12420181.shtml