It’s not about benefits to Russia. It’s Putin trying to restore the Russian/Soviet empire.
“It’s not about benefits to Russia. It’s Putin trying to restore the Russian/Soviet empire.”
Total nonsense. When Russia attacked Georgia in 2007, they could have occupied the whole country, but they didn’t. They could have easily done that and then conquered Armenia and Azerbaijan. They could do it to Kazakhstan and the other Central Asian countries, but they won’t.