[Widget Jr]

Here's the catch: "If Russia manages to implement the reform".

The history of Russian military reform since the USSR collapsed shows Russian elites and their cronies bank accounts benefiting at the expense of their military.

Putting along NATO borders more soldiers and equipment of what Russia has in Ukraine, is not particularly promising to the Russian point of view.

[MinorityRepublican]

The Soviets lost in Afghanistan. So for much of their history, they were a paper tiger. The only time that they dominated was during WWII, even then, it took them a while to get their act together.