Which is a doctrine that works in countries that will suffer far more pain before they get war-weary.
There is a video somewhere of a Finnish university professor from around the time the war started (maybe a bit before), explaining the Russian attitude to sportsmanship, or whatever you want to call it.
Basically he suggested cheating is not considered unethical in Russia. If you are not using all means available to reach your goal you are leaving something on the table and are weak. This applies to all levels of society.
I would be cautious of such generalisations normally. But the industrial scale cheating at the winter Olympics says a lot.
still buy the cameras, still buy the natural gas
just dont go on the public record saying its not backdoored knowing the supply chain
but assuming there was some introspection you were hoping to reveal, which culture were you considering to be racist?
Like, it’s not just Putin, or the government, it’s just cultural
If there is an opportunity to embarrass someone from your position of power or discretion, it will be taken
People try to be aligned with Russian interests to avoid it, but there is no exemption