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Originally Posted by Pointman
It is absolutely doing the opposite, to the point that it cast doubts over the initial intention. If this was designed to show Russia's power, it was a phenomenally dumb decision. Even if Russia could somehow pull off a blitzkrieg, it would still hurt Russian economy and reputation terribly. It would frighten all our neighbors and make them run to the open arms of NATO. The gain of land would never pay off enough to offset loses due to sanctions. If it was designed to make Russia great again, it was a catastrophic miscalculation.
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Yes, it was and is weirdly 19th century thinking, that the world doesn't respect Russia because it isnt big enough!! someone needs to sit down with Putin and point out that Russia is the biggest country in the world, that adding another few more millions acres of trees isnt going to change anything, the reason it gets laughed at is because it is broke