Frankly I find ut amusing that a American who larps as a Russian believe that this is some grand conspiracy.
Let's follow the time line.
1. Ukraine expressed to join NATO
2. Putin decides to attempt to liberate Kiev in three days and fails
3. Same manlet rattles his nuclear Saber, proceeds to fail harder in more spectacular fashion.
4. Formerly neutral countries join NATO
5. Vatniks and self loathing Ruskieboos cry jew/globalist/tranny/faggot
6. Putin doubles down instead of fucking off
7. Sanctions hit harder, casualties mount and economy is a mess
8. Putin says that it's the Russian shoah
9. Throw even more bodies at the problem
10. Gain few hundred meters a day.
11. Cry foul when western world spitroasts entirety of Russia in every way possible.
Russian military is that kid who opened his wrists then hopped into bathtub with depressing music playing.
From what I can see Ukraine will come out in better shape than Russia, whose population are willing to rebuild the small towns and infrastructure that can be repaired with help, resources and Ukrainians that will return to the stabilized nation.
Russia however lowered its replacement rate during the war with mass exodus, brain drain and entire families left to the west and most stay here instead of returning.
Only ones willing help with Russia are North Korea and China. Latter would love to get their hands on neglected resources.
This death by thousand cuts method is Russia's own fault, there is no coming back.
Russia was already teetering on the brink with weak ruble and birth rate of 1.5 where 2.1 is needed to replace the aging and poor elderly.
Infrastructure gets fixed in years, demographic changes are permanent.
Those annexed regions were ethnic Russian and culturally Russian so there isn't a big loss there.
I'm here to watch pro Russian crowd who think that this farce will fix Russia's problems, which it won't. Making ethnic tensions even worse, excluded from global economy.
You still assume that I'm a holhol, a Jew or a CIA agent. I am just a shit poster who will remind you that you of all people much like other self loathing Europeans and Americans who fanboy a police state.
My reason here? Russia fucked over kiwifarms, twice. One of last remaining free speech forums avaibile.
That being said I'll keep posting those field reports, effects on economy and effects of the war ITT just to provide infographics and see Russians explode in rage. This is a educating experience if anything, I don't know if you learned from this thread, but I certainly am.
Welcome to thunderdome, enjoy your stay, I am that's for sure.