Prediction Thread: When Will Ukraine Conquer Russia

[BeBMan]

I'm sure Russia can go far beyond 100%

[N35t0r]

Ukraine allocates more than 60% of its budget for defence. Maybe Russia can manage 37%?

Is Russia receiving several billions in foreign aid each year, and facing an existential war against a foreign invader?

[Geronimo]

Is Russia receiving several billions in foreign aid each year, and facing an existential war against a foreign invader?

Don't you suspect that a large majority of Russians believe that Russia faces an existential war against "the collective West"? I think Russia's war economy, especially at 37% of expenditures is not necessarily more unsustainable than Ukraine's 60%. It will be interesting to see how Russia handles Saudi Arabia moving to regain market share, however, if they move to do so this December as they announced a few weeks ago.

[BeBMan]

Don't you suspect that a large majority of Russians believe that Russia faces an existential war against "the collective West"?.

Of course they do, or at least they don't openly oppose, which is all no wonder given the daily barrages of Kremlin propaganda, Moscow's control over Russian media, and the brutal oppression of dissent on top.