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I don't think Russia gained materially from that. While they ruthlessly exploited whatever resources they could get hold of in the Donbas, that of course that l
by SiempreViernes 3y ago
I don't think Russia gained materially from that. While they ruthlessly exploited whatever resources they could get hold of in the Donbas, that of course that leaves the region much poorer so the have just concentrated wealth, not creates more of it overall.
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- Retric 3y agoA thief doesn’t care about overall economic outcomes. Crimea may be worse off but that’s not necessarily relevant to Russia’s leadership.
- leetcodesucks 3y ago[dead]
- SiempreViernes 3y agoSure, leadership might gain via corruption but the parent I responded to was more likely speaking of the nation as a whole and not simply leadership.
- gcanyon 3y agoI thought Crimea was about warm water ports?
- SiempreViernes 3y agoI'm not sure how important the physical ports were, if they were important I suspect it mainly their symbolic importance.