Russians i think compared to just about any other country in any time of history are a bit more unlucky with their leaders, but they are the only ones that can fix that problem.
And what happen now in regard to sanctions by governments and people i dont understand why it did not happen a decade or 2 ago, and i sure dont understand why some countries have made them self dependent on that country with that leadership, other than the saying that money talks and BS walks.
I was in Odessa in August 1991 when communism fell, and i met nothing but nice people even if that was still technically the soviet union, it is also a nice town and a must if you are a WW2 geek, cuz that town took a hammering before it fell, and a bit later there was a rerun but now Germans getting evicted the hard way.
Unloading a 1/8 mile long tanker filled with gasoline however,,,,,,,,, facepalm,,,,,,, loud sigh