Some time ago I posted something to my FRiend Sal about how the pipelines are in need of maintenance and oil is running out for the Russkies. Apparently they were into energy for the quick and dirty approach and now are in arrears for having done it that way.
Additionally the cost of propping up those welfare states around the world with Russkie passports, and the US and Australia maybe pulling out on the uranium deals.
It's all going to add up sooner or later.
One of the things that struck me from the many articles that have been posted about the flight of foreign capital from Russia is that it isn't just about the money. It's the expertise, the organizational skills, and the understanding that you can't steal all the funding and still expect the plans to work.
Apparently the Russians are incapable of maintaining infrastructure, let alone improving or expanding it. Building, creating are right out. They NEED foreigners running things because they are not up to the job either skills wise or integrity wise. No wonder they have to plunder elsewhere like the thugs they are. (Still referring to the "leadership".)