I think part of the instability in Russia right now is due to their population starting to decrease. Their leadership sees the writing on the wall that their de

I think part of the instability in Russia right now is due to their population starting to decrease. Their leadership sees the writing on the wall that their demographic future looks bleak. The Ukraine war is their last chance to use their strength to get more resources. You can also see that they are moving Ukrainians to low population areas to increase their population. The Ukraine War is literally a Russian de-population bomb. I wonder if we will see this trend in the future when China's population start to decline in the coming years.