>I don't really understand what the endgame of the sanctions and various actions are here. For example Chechnya is in Russia only as long as Russia transfers h

>I don't really understand what the endgame of the sanctions and various actions are here. For example Chechnya is in Russia only as long as Russia transfers huge money there. Many other regions are somewhat similar. >The idea that the populace will rise The populace doesn't matter. The Russian elite got used to a comfortable life of mini-Gods, and they might finally decide that they don't want to go down with Putin, and instead they may want to just give up Putin and let the populace work to pay the damage to Ukraine while they are back into their London mansions.