Vladimir Putin wrote a check in his war in Ukraine/Europe he couldn’t cash.
He is finding that out now says the Ukraine National Defense Secretary:
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/12/7401884/
Spot on.
The best Russian occupiers can hope for is to turn against Vladimir Putin when back in Russia and salvage what is left of that country for many years of global isolation ahead caused by Vladimir Putin and Russia’s war.