I think invading Ukraine has to count as the most purely stupid foreign policy decision in the 21st century https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/russias-economy-is-starting-to-come-undone-431a2878
Russia’s Economy Is Starting to Come Undone

Investment is down, labor is scarce, budget is squeezed. Oligarch: ‘There will be no money next year’

WSJ
@ryanlcooper I think he thought zelensky would flee the country like ghani in Afghanistan. But even if that happened… an indefinite occupation of a whole country of 40 million people? Insane
@Cricketwing when has that ever gone wrong for the Russian empire oh wait