35% dependant on Europe for energy in GDP. China is taking Russian engineers and cheap resources. In the meantime, Putin complained that they didn't invest eno

35% dependant on Europe for energy in GDP. China is taking Russian engineers and cheap resources. In the meantime, Putin complained that they didn't invest enough back. Total GDP ain't big either. Military is 6% of their gdp with a lot of older material too ( = maintenance cost) Very low vaccination rates, means very low trust in the governement. Russia is doing this because of a weak position. Not from a strong one. China is giving something to give Russia confidence, but really not much.