A collapsing empire on an offensive will fail first from the far backline as it throws everything at the frontline/war to preserve the facade.
Together with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, Karaganov has spent two years promoting the “Siberianization” of Russia. The idea calls for a civilizational pivot away from Europe and toward Asia.
Good PR spin on China buying up eastern Russia on a firesale.
NGL, I don’t think China will even “buy” it… They’re just gonna walk in once Putin’s tapped the country out to the point it can’t do a thing about it.