I watched an hour-long video that really explained what went wrong for Russia, the gist of which is, they didn't prepare for this war, and blew their budget on prestige items and legacy junk. The title is "All Bling, no Basics - Why Ukraine has embarrassed the Russian Military"

Last edited by NW Ponderer; 05/01/22 04:11 PM.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich