What if that was the entire motive for war? How had Russia profited since the start? Do we have any numbers?
”Spain imports more Russian gas than ever before in 2023 and increases its dependence sixfold compared to 2018”
https://www.elmundo.es/economia/2023/12/01/656a15ffe4d4d8dc568b45bc.html
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Spain is a rogue state within NATO. It has a record of allowing the Russian fleet to resupply in its ports. Pretty unconscionable. The only reason why Spain is not considered as treacherous as Turkey from the NATO point of view is because of its irrelevance in the Middle East, or really anywhere else in the larger strategy board game these past decades. Even in stuff related to Atlantic Africa, Spain's role is nonexistent.
Russia’s motive is just pure imperialism that it has always been.