>>507914825 (OP)boiling frog syndrome
half of "the ucrayne" population left
25% of its (former) land occupied
NATO demilitarized so hard they had to double defence budgets
OPEC prices still controlled
free access to Chinese and Indian economies (double digit growth rate markets)
sanctions dodged
MIC got stronger, army bigger
capturing african states from Europe and America, gifting them over to China
sucks to suck, they won