Absolutely staggering to see what's taking place in Ukraine militarily.
Putin's speech today sounded positively unhinged with talk of 'purifying Russia of traitors and scum' and how many Russians abroad have chosen to live luxurious lifestyles and 'who cannot do without foie gras, oysters or so-called gender freedoms'.
A quick check of 2020s GDP values for various countries throughout the world is very eye opening. Russia's GDP is less than Italy's and just slightly above Spain's, you combine those numbers with oligarchs siphoning off billions and you begin to see the difficulty of maintaining a modern military. We are seeing the real consequences of an authoritarian leadership trying to flex it's perceived rather than real might.
BTW for those that haven't seen it this documentary, on Netflix and Youtube, gives an idea into the mindset of the Ukrainian people and how far they will go and what they will endure for their freedom.
They elected a President who promised he would take the country into the EU and literally days away from making this a reality he pivoted to Russia and Putin, what followed is absolutely incredible. (turn closed captions on)
