@TrevorGoodchild @doctorsex @sickburnbro

> Russia has its own problems with lenocracy—nearly all modern nations do—but it also has a leadership ruthless enough that any lenocrat whose exactions get in the way of military production risks an accidental fall from a tenth-story window.

And this is probably a major reason why NATO is getting trounced in Ukraine: Russia is still a serious country that looks out for its own interests.