Because they had their own union called the USSR, which collapsed due to military spending, oil price drops and centralized inneficiency. This was before Putin'

Because they had their own union called the USSR, which collapsed due to military spending, oil price drops and centralized inneficiency. This was before Putin's mafia took over. Maybe this could offer more insight: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/27/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-power https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/27/vladim...