The Russians have always been willing to suffer economically for war. They have a propensity to shrug off enormous loss of life and suffering in the quest for victory. As long as the Russian people the Ukraine war is just, and worth it, they will continue to pursue victory at the expense of everything else. Including security on the southern border. Historically, it’s the Russian way. Yes, many will not foresee the potential catastrophe until it’s to late.
I’d change you analysis by one click: Under the Czar, under the communists, and now, the heartless LEADERS of Russia have always been willing to squander the lives and well being of their people in support of their wicked ends. After hundreds of years of oppression, the people, like whipped dogs, take a lot before they backlash
Your post portrays a Russia that doesn’t exist, the people this, the people that, the power ruling Russia does whatever it wants under whatever lifetime dictator is ruling it at the time.
Would you want to disagree with Stalin or Putin?
“The Russians have always been willing to suffer economically for war.”
Really? See: 1917 Russian Revolution.🤔