This is outright silly - russia is structurally incapable of sustaining many sectors of economy. Russian businessmen are routinely forced to flee the country or tortured in prison.
The first thing anyone in Russia does, if they’ve made money, is they buy real estate in Europe.
The vassal-ish relationship would not be functional, it would not work for Russians themselves. Nor is there are reason to believe Russia would dominate that relationship.
The first thing anyone in Russia does, if they’ve made money, is they buy real estate in Europe.
The vassal-ish relationship would not be functional, it would not work for Russians themselves. Nor is there are reason to believe Russia would dominate that relationship.