Russia Ukraine war, page-230722

not just Ukraine either
Georgia was keen
and Serbia very keen
all these ex russ allies strarting to walk back their alleiugnace to russia because that autocratic approach combined with the endemic corruption simply is not conducive to economic growth and well being

then you have the brain drain from russia and these countries to better living and freedom in the west
why IS that ? Why IS there better living in the west .......because there system of freedom and market economy actually is a better model !
russia survives only because of the luck of huge energy wealth .....but doesn't prosper ....still one of the lowest stadards of living in Europe despite all that oil and gas