Russia and warfare

For all its size and lengthy history, Russia lacks any sophistication when it comes to international diplomacy. Putin, like most of his kinsmen politicians, believe that wars are conducted primarily by guns, tanks and cannon.

... He could solve the Russian economic crisis in the next ten minutes. Simply pull out of Ukrainian territory. Bob's the uncle. Nothing elaborate. Nothing complicated.

... In the larger context, the Russian creeping invasion of Ukraine territory by military means is simply a sideshow. The Russians are fighting with soldiers and arms, the rest of the world is employing economic warfare. That is where his real fight is.

... Russians believe they lost the Cold War. And they did. They are still trying to figure out why. They were fighting the Cold War in hot zones of guerrilla and small civil wars. The reason they lost that war had nothing to do with military prowess. The end result was caused by economic warfare. The frontlines are banks, financial institutions, and stock markets. NATO isn't Russia's biggest threat, .... Russia is.