Covid did not kill 1 million work capable men. This war did. On top of Covid. Russia already has shitty demographics before this war and you can’t on top of that have covid and then lose over a million men from your work force without feeling that. Put on top of that all the sanctions it has had, the cost of this war and the cost of restoring it’s military after the beating it has had…
Then if they win they’ll get a razed down country that requires enormous investments in infrastructure but also defense and heavy handed policing. All that requires enormous investments Russia doesn’t have.
If they lose they’ll be made responsible for the recovery of Ukraine wgich, last time I checked, is estimated to be well into half a trillion dollars.
Win or lose, they’re fucked for the next decades at least.
Win or lose, they’re fucked for the next decades at least.
Who are ‘they’? If you talk about people who decide to continue the war - not necessarily: the power and elite are cementing and the probability of toppling Putin is decreasing rapidly with each year of militarization.
If you talk about common people, then I agree, for regular russians that’s a disaster, for a tiny minority - the last opportunity to get rich.
Covid did not kill 1 million work capable men. This war did. On top of Covid. Russia already has shitty demographics before this war and you can’t on top of that have covid and then lose over a million men from your work force without feeling that. Put on top of that all the sanctions it has had, the cost of this war and the cost of restoring it’s military after the beating it has had…
Then if they win they’ll get a razed down country that requires enormous investments in infrastructure but also defense and heavy handed policing. All that requires enormous investments Russia doesn’t have.
If they lose they’ll be made responsible for the recovery of Ukraine wgich, last time I checked, is estimated to be well into half a trillion dollars.
Win or lose, they’re fucked for the next decades at least.
Who are ‘they’? If you talk about people who decide to continue the war - not necessarily: the power and elite are cementing and the probability of toppling Putin is decreasing rapidly with each year of militarization.
If you talk about common people, then I agree, for regular russians that’s a disaster, for a tiny minority - the last opportunity to get rich.
If you equate these categories, you are a delulu