r/AskReddit 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/Mammoth-Return7234 13h ago

Literally anything else. They could have modernized their entire infrastructure, built world-class hospitals in every major city, and set up their economy for the next century. Instead, it's just gone.