Russia Ukraine war, page-19651

They are their own worst enemy aren't they !
The rest of Europe has moved right away from love of warfare and Empire building at someone elses expense .

But the tragedy for them is they really have a lot going for them and shouldn't be in this position - just need good leadership and a new direction.

I hope I'm not being too simplistic to say Russia one of the few countries likely to benefit from global warming .
Huge natural resources , huge land area , land access to Asian and European markets .
Access to Atlantic , Pacific and Med..
They really should be a super power economically and the fact that they aren't is a testament to how backward they are as a people and in their government .

If they could only escape ideologies and extreme nationalism and devote themselves to dragging themselves into the new millenia they could be a lot happier with a better standard of living for their people and the right they actually have now in world affairs which is presently totally undesred .