It appears some armchair analysts here don’t realize that these current events are part of a living tapestry over there.
Most everybody in Russia’s neighboring states has someone in their family who was killed, exiled or otherwise abused by Kremlin stooges. So when you talk about food rationing by Russia it is a VERY serious matter to them because they’ve seen this movie before. And it doesn’t have a good ending.
No it doesn't: Harvest of Despair (hour long movie).
Yes, Ivan the Terrible earned his reputation.