Great charts. And the other thing that many fearmongers may not realize is that Putin’s army today is best at fighting weak countries close to Russia. He could win a tactical battle but not a long war. He’s stupid, but he’s not that stupid. Rename the country Putinstan, enrich himself and his cronies, and forget the dreams of empire.
If you look at financial news you see Putin’s Russia is falling over right now. As one clever commentator jokingly said - some say the west plays checkers and Putin plays chess, but nowadays Putin has to beg money so he could buy his chess set.