The Putin deal was: give up freedoms for prosperity. Reality: the 2019 pre-COVID life expectancy for men was 68.8 (East Timor-level). The 2021, pre-full invasion one: 64.2 (Haiti level). Now Congo levels beckon. Putin is reading Russia its funeral rites. economist.com/europe/2023/03…
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@Rail_splitter1 But this is why he is fighting - he wants to reverse the demographic decline by stealing Ukrainians from themselves and turning them into RUs. The child-stealing drives that point home. getyarn.io/yarn-clip/04a5…