I doubt Russia would want to conscript Ukrainians for obvious reasons, and it’s not like Russia is lacking manpower. Currently, they have no problems attracting people to sing up on contract because military service pays far more than people can earn in most regions.
So true, Russia is definitely keeping people impoverished, no sanctions or external factors here
I thought the sanctions weren’t doing anything and Russia’s economy is booming
Learning a bit of history will help you not make a clown of yourself in public in the future. Go read up on what the state of things was like in Russia in the 90s after the west “helped” introduce all the liberal reforms and privatization. And then go look at how the standard of living has been improving steadily since Putin took over.
