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When the rouble has plunged over 50% since the invasion, no wonder he's losing friends.

Russian stock market has dropped around 30%, it's mainly foreigners who own most of the stocks and they are not allowed to sell at this stage.Inflation is tipped to run at about 20%. Putin has about 700 billion tied up overseas he can't access it.
The Russian central bank won't recognize Crypto and even though Russians own 214  billion in Crypto according to Forbes converting it into rubles would be difficult with sanctions.
Unless China provide the means to launder money or have a change of heart on their attitudes to Crypto I don't see Russia having the means to prevent an economic downturn  in all areas.

Yet that isn't the plan for hydrogen generation from coal. Coal is burnt and the emissions are to be "captured". If you're an advocate for catalytic conversion of brown coal without CO2 emissions, then you should be a fervent critic of the current plan for hydrogen generation through burning coal.

Yep, Putin really underestimated the West's response to his dirty little war and the impact that it would have on Russia's economy and the fortunes of the oligarchs. 

Absolutely.

So far he's succeeded in elevating Zelenskyy's status globally, turned global (negative) attention on himself and his buddies with considerable impact on their personal financial fortunes (not Russians in general), created unnecessary hardship on his citizenry, underestimated an opponent (a cardinal sin in military strategy)...and so on.

Those who understand the psychology of Putin/Russians understand that it is somewhat different to the 'West'. As extraordinary as it may seem, he has better than 75% support from his population. At this stage there are only two options for Putin... claim a win with what he has 'achieved' thus far and back off or (like any self-respecting Dictator) escalate things to chemical/nuclear exchanges. Anyone who thinks Putin wouldn't opt for nuclear strikes as it would be a suicide also, doesn't understand his thinking or personality(?) type. Martyrdom would not be beyond him, even with the cost to his and other nations being horrendous (which wouldn't bother him for a nano second, he simply cannot be seen to lose).

Yep, Putin really underestimated the West's response to his dirty little war and the impact that it would have on Russia's economy and the fortunes of the oligarchs.

The Ukranian rebuild alone will take many years and cost billions; with or without Russia's help.  Assuming of course some form of "peace" agreement is agreed to.  I don't see that happening for a long time.

After such an event it's common for the rebuilt economy to improve significantly, rapidly modernise in circumstances that would previously been impossible, and out perform it's past.

But where will the money come from to rebuild Ukraine's economy?  In any peace deal Russia will insist on iron clad guarantees that Ukraine will never join NATO,  so the future for Ukraine seems to be that it will still be at the mercy of Russia.

With that scenario, I cannot see money from the West being invested in a rebuild.  Also, Russia seems intent on destroying Ukraine's manufacturing industries and plunging the country back to an agrarian society before holding meaningful peace talks.