Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on ""Russia needs to be humiliated" | Dr. Sergey Radchenko" video.
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That's the thing, even if they got a victory in Ukraine which is looking highly unlikely, the cost to Russia will be making them think, was it all worth it?
Regardless of any benefits Russia thought it was going to get by taking over Ukraine, the cost is very likely much higher for them with the isolation from the world and that is only going to get worse for Russia as the European diversify away from Russian oil and gas and then it's very likely that the EU and US is going to put a lot of pressure on countries that trade with Russia.
It's sad but I think the only way Russia is going to learn is by total humiliation and from the western point of view, their main goal is to weaken Russia politically and economically, isolate them whiles making this war as painful and costly for Russia.
Putin massively miscalculated on all this, all he's done is turned the west and much of the world against Russia, he's pushed more countries to want to join the EU and NATO, he's lost one of his biggest, richest customers on it's doorstep, the EU and isolated the country, because let's not forget, even friendly countries to Russia will be wary of doing business with a country that uses fossil fuels as a political weapon, which breaks trust and even friendly countries will be careful to not buy too much from them now in case Russia plays games with them.
I also find it amusing how someone like Putin likes to portray the image of being someone smart could blunder so badly here.
In any case, the real entertainment is going to begin as the reserves in Russia start to run out and as European countries diversify away from them, the cost to Russia will be massive, especially if they are still in Ukraine.
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