Russia does not have western style government by looking at basic characteristics. All state officials use Russian made Aviation. it overspends on Infrastructure while keeping low debt. and that infrastructure can withstand harsh condition of environment better than any one else. look at Railway /Electricity/Energy export connections to many countries. It takes environmental concern by not fracking in most places. All those international students that studies in Russian universities much smaller percentage will be considered western. as it is building Non-Western Scientific base. Majority of Russian tourist flow is to Mideast, Turkey, North Africa, CIS countries etc. This cannot be achieved without tourist and aviation firms government support.
Only a country that is ideologically and financially secure can sustain Ukraine type conflict. the new weopons build based on current experience in battlefield will need time to test again in battlefield. so the longer war the better for Russian weopon engineering effectiveness reliability. and it will also dispel German myth about corruption.
