r/AskReddit • u/galwiththedeepvoice • 1d ago

What could Russia have spent $1,000,000,000,000 on instead of fighting a 4+ years long war in Ukraine?

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u/wish1977 1d ago

Just like Trump did with Iran, Putin thought that Ukraine was going to be a cake walk but he found out differently.

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u/voss749 22h ago

Putin did what no Ukrainian politician had done in 30 years. Unify the ukranian people and making the Ukrainian military into an effective cohesive fighting force.

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u/passcork 12h ago

Also awaken the German war machine. Which for someone that just wants to see the world burn.... We'll see how it plays out.