Russia, supposedly this horrible threat to the world, has a broken economy and is technologically insignificant.
They need to get their story straight!"
Current estimates are Russia has more nuclear warheads than the US (#2) and China (#3) combined.
And up until February 2021 Russia's military was assumed to be the second most powerful in the world.
Today that assumption has been discredited by many, however, some also notice that Russia has held back in reserve it's best units from Ukraine.
In essence, the Russians are fighting in Ukraine, just as we seem always to do, with one hand tied behind their backs.
The Russian economy is far from "broken", but it is being strategically reoriented away from dependence on Europe and America and more towards partnership with China, India and other Asian countries.
The key points to remember are that, first, a Russian victory in Ukraine will increase Russia's population and economy by about one third -- that is a huge increase and it means Vlad the Invader's next target country will face even more military and economic power.
Second, all of the arguments Vlad the Invader used to justify invading Ukraine also apply to several other former Soviet Empire countries, some of which are now members of NATO.
Success in Ukraine will only encourage Vlad to continue rebuilding the old Tsarist & Soviet empires.
And each success will make defeating Russia that much more difficult.