Russia is a cabal of oligarchs, its military in service not to mother russia but to them that benefits from the recently found and exploited wealth. In soviet days when everything was owned by the state, the economy couldnt get out of bed in the morning, because the generals and internal security services demanded all of the gdp. Now the gdp is distributed to a cabal of oligarchs, the politicians are empty suits in this arrangement, all bought and paid for.

russian military has a conflict of conscious. For now its executing the script demanded of it, i suspect that script could get old very fast, and i am not talking about the staff level, the avg soldiar airmen or seamen are abused terribly by the extortion which permeates downward from the chain of command. this is not the old mother russia, its a cabal manifesting self interest. there are many wild cards in scenarios like those unfolding here.

think about it.