Russia’s efficient show of military expenditure is a hallmark of its modern equivalence to powers all over the world.
In fact, while Americans build bases and commit to vast enterprises, Russians are deploying their best and brightest in banking, finance, and resourcing to build Russia into a European superpower.
Its Victory Day parade was a masterclass of discipline by those at the very top of its forces, but a video montage offered an insight into where the majority are.
Its visuals suggest millions of people staff an assortment of units, cyber networks, and backup regiments that are hidden in the landscape, embedded for purposes beyond our immediate knowledge.
Russia looks modern, energetic, and in full control of its national security, but it now has to answer why it’s invaded Ukraine.
If it feels in control of itself, which parades like this suggest, but glimpses of technical stock also indicate, then surely Ukraine isn’t a legitimate matter.