Putin is batshit crazy, he is mentally regressing to Cold War. Russia is a failed state: corruption, inequality, extraction based economy, no technology beyond

Putin is batshit crazy, he is mentally regressing to Cold War. Russia is a failed state: corruption, inequality, extraction based economy, no technology beyond military and dire demographics. Once hydrocarbons lose value, Russia have is just vast empty space with expensive infrastructure. Instead of reforming the country, he will continue to play strong, warlike despot. His main goal is self-preservation. Using propaganda and by creating conflicts, he will continue to stay in power[1]. His current goal is to force Ukraine and West for concessions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses