Att: B402/12yearplan Russia’s economy is now completely driven by the war in Ukraine – it cannot afford to lose, but nor can it afford to win [...] A protracted stalemate might be the only solution for Russia to avoid total economic collapse. Having transformed the little industry it had to focus on the war effort, and with a labour shortage problem worsened by hundreds of thousands of war casualties and a massive brain drain .. https://www.npr.org/2023/05/31/1176769042/russia-economy-brain-drain-oil-prices-flee-ukraine-invasion .. the country would struggle to find a new direction.