This is half of the picture - there's no "single Russia". The population is fundamentally split between supporters of progress, religious orthodoxists and quasi-criminal gangs on the top.
"Russia is entering a period of decline and political decay. The population is ageing, while the real income of its middle class is falling. Putin has failed to diversify the economy, and global demand for hydrocarbons is set to fall over the next decade."
it is somewhat hard to claim "principled indiferrence" when the EU and UK is still dependent on Russia for hydrocarbons, even if we all move towards EVs some natural gas will still be used for the power generation.
also some companies such as Virginmedia use Russian equipment as key infrastructure due to the cost savings (look inside a VM box next time some kids open it up and you might see the Cyrillic writing on the coax cable amplifiers)
Well, half of the Internet is using Nginx which is formally F5 project but originated and developed in Russia. World of Tanks is Belarus, War Thunder is Russia as well I think.
In general Russian engineering is world-class and the country could export much more than just raw materials.
The problem is that whatever company reaches certain level in Russia, parasites from countless security services come and basically take it over, turning it into shit.
