Comments by "Mats From" (@matsfrommusic) on "Is Russia going to collapse? — Brian Taylor interview part 3" video.

This war is probably not because of one single reason but I would say on top of everything else it's about Putin trying to stay in power. Russia and Ukraine having such an intertwined culture, history and probably most importantly, close relation between people where every other Ukrainian family has some uncle or wife who is born in Russia. So when Ukraine becomes a democracy and is moving closer to the western style of society, that becomes a big problem for Putin. Especially after the Orange revolution with Janykovych leaving the office and fleeing the country, made him very aware that something like that could (and probably would have) happen in Russia. When Russians see the higher living standard in Ukraine(or "little Russia as their called) it's hard to argue for the current state. I think only about 20% of the Russian population has a passport or something like that, not sure but, as you could imagine, it's then easier to remain in power when many citizens (meaning the older generation) don't know or believe it's possible to change. The ´90 was such a missed opportunity, though we did try to help Russia in the transition in many ways. But as mentioned in this video, a shift in generation might be what does it if nothing else.
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@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311 Oh you so missed my point.
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@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311 The amount of money Putin has stolen from the Russian people should be enough to convince anyone that he should be replaced. And then there's all the killings of Russian citizens going back to the 1999, already before he came to power. You tell me, what's so great about that?
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@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311 Well, you should be aware. Just so you understand, it's Putin that I'm against, not Russia.
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@zvexevz It's hard to say exactly where you got the assumption that I didn't know this, but I do and agree with you.
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@zvexevz There's probably some truth in that.
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