” It’s hard to find a sane analyst who argues that Putin invaded Ukraine solely in the name of Russia’s rational self-interest rather than his own notions of glory and historical retribution, and it’s even harder to find one who thinks the invasion is objectively in the interest of the Russian people”
That’s a big lie right there.
I don’t care WHO you are.
Have another bag of Brussels Twinkies, Fatberg.
The mayor of Moscow today announced the loss of 200,000 jobs since the war started. Hard to see how the war is doing anything in the interests of actual Russian people when they’re losing their jobs.
The attack on its Black Sea flagship by Ukraine using an indigenous anti-ship missile system is proof that Russia was facing a serious national security threat from its neighbor.