Merely by moving 100,000 troops already on payroll, Putin is making Russians much richer. Nat Gas is up over 1600% since June 2020 and 289% year-over-year.
Putin has said that Russians have no plans for invading Ukraine. Believe him. The Russians gain nothing from an invasion except a lives-wasting protracted, unpopular war.
Biden's fear-mongering only has helped the Russians.

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