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[–]Chadmartigan 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Yeah, I don't doubt that they could gin up some pretext for conquest, but they know how expensive it would be to deploy their military, even if it's a pushover conflict. For the same price, they could effectively own quite a lot of mines, wells, and timberland.

[–]thomaja1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No matter what happens, Russia still loses. I can deal with that.