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17 Feb 2022
News / Will America send troops to fight a Russian invasion of Baltics and/or Poland? [281]
That's the main reason of Putin's frustration. With Fit for 55 program, and general move towards renewable/sustainable energy sources, Russia's position (and income!) will fall drastically. Russia is one big gas station - if that source of income disappears then, with the level of corruption and kleptocracy there, the entire country will collapse economically. The current Ukraine mess is a sorry attempt by Putin to win something for Russia while they are still relatively more important than Mongolia.
which would not be any more economically viable the second time around than it was in its original run
That's the main reason of Putin's frustration. With Fit for 55 program, and general move towards renewable/sustainable energy sources, Russia's position (and income!) will fall drastically. Russia is one big gas station - if that source of income disappears then, with the level of corruption and kleptocracy there, the entire country will collapse economically. The current Ukraine mess is a sorry attempt by Putin to win something for Russia while they are still relatively more important than Mongolia.