“Follow the Money”: Expert Explains How the “Burevestnik” Missile Buried the Russian Stock Market

Political strategist Mikhail Sheitelman explained that in a normal country, successful tests of a new weapon boost the stock market, but in Russia, they make it crash—because people know it’s a bad sign, reports Politeka.

He spoke about this on his blog.

According to the expert, after Putin conducted a successful test of the new nuclear missile Burevestnik, which reportedly stayed in the air for as long as 15 hours, the Moscow Stock Exchange immediately plunged: Lukoil – down 4%, Rosneft – 5%, Surgutneftegaz – 3%, and so on. This, he emphasizes, is very telling—because while the missile flies, the market collapses.

“Follow the money. The people who actually risk their money on the market realized that nothing good would come of this—that the longer the Burevestnik flies, the worse things will get for the Russian Federation. Basically, for as many times as the Burevestnik can circle the Earth, that’s how many percent per year the Russian economy will fall. You see? Somehow, they didn’t celebrate. In a normal country, when successful tests are conducted, the ratings should go up, the market should rise—everything is supposed to be fine. But Russian investors think differently. If Putin’s missile flies somewhere during tests, it means we’re doomed. And they’re right,” Sheitelman commented.

Trump, he noted, essentially said the same thing—reminding everyone that an American nuclear submarine is right off Russia’s coast, so it doesn’t need to travel 8,000 miles; everything is already within reach. By the time the Burevestnik circles the globe, nothing will be left of Moscow. In addition, the expert adds, Trump even advised Putin not to test missiles but to end the war against Ukraine—in other words, he put him in his place.

“They had to rush into defense mode. Of course, a whole brigade came out to defend Putin. Peskov shouted: ‘Understand, there’s nothing in the Burevestnik tests that could strain relations between Russia and the U.S.’ But let’s put Trump’s statement on one side of the scale, and Peskov’s on the other. Oops,” concluded Mikhail Sheitelman.

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