I can absolutely see a situation in the not too distant future where Russia crumbles and falls apart, especially if Ukraine hold out.
The weight of sanctions, year after year, the damage done to their own economy and people combined with their own corruption - I don’t see how the regime and system can survive.
I mean I’m not mystic Meg by any stretch of imagination, but I feel that Russia is burning the candle from both ends with a blowtorch, it can’t go on forever.
North Korea does very well for itself if your in the top tier of lack of freedom