And the Russian army is facing the same problem that Germany and Napoleon faced in their invasion of Ukraine. When you gain territory, unfortunately you only end up with some bombed out towns in Ukraine.

Napoleon tried to blitz all the way to Moscow. He even took the city. But you just end up with a frozen wasteland. Ukraine is only valuable because of the people there. There's nothing else to take.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

False, its soil is incredibly fertile and their agricultural exports influence food prices across the globe.

That's beside the point though.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But you can't loot that. There's nothing that can be taken or enjoyed by a Russian oligarch. No one is excited about having a dacha in a Ukrainian wheat field.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I did say it was beside the point. The invasion was an unforced error caused by the fact that Putin has surrounded himself with far right yes men. He's fucked himself, and he's dead if he admits it. His fear of color revolutions is slowly but surely being made into a self fulfilling prophecy. Stalin was a paranoid too, just Russia being Russia.

[–] lemmyvore@feddit.nl 1 points 3 months ago

I still wonder what would have happened if instead of declaring war to Ukraine he'd have continued to invade little Russian-friendly areas here and there around the Black Sea and Caspian. Probably nobody would have done absolutely anything.