Jacob_MacAbre t1_j9lpyeo wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:51 PM

Reply to comment by series_hybrid in Russian President Vladimir Putin unwittingly accelerated the European Union’s green transition with his war in Ukraine, with the 27-nation bloc reducing its dependency on Russian fossil fuels and increasing its renewable energy use over the past year, the EU’s climate czar said Tuesday. by MrGuttFeeling

And that's yet another thing Russia has lost: Their future. You've laid out perfectly how they've royally fucked themselves and I'd like to add another factor to the problem. The Russians who were tricked into fighting were the demographic that was meant to provide the next generation. There'll be a MASSIVE gap in their demographics to the point it could tank their already failing system. It's tragic that so many people are going to suffer because of one mans egocentric and maniac need to rebuild the USSR before he's either killed, dies or is removed from power.

As I said in my comment, there's silver linings in this war but this metaphorical dark cloud is tragically massive.