Quote Originally Posted by LegioXXXUlpiaVictrix
Usually, population decline doesn't result in expansionism, imperialism and offensive warfare. On the contrary, the opposite more commonly does so.


A smaller population means lower state incomes are needed to keep things afloat.

And also along with population decrease cripple any attempts at military expansion of any more ambitious kind. Only a lunatic would attack any larger country or support a leader doing so, in the state Russia is in at the moment. Still, we should always be vigilant and prepared for lunatics and unlikely actions, since lack of preparedness makes it more inviting for a lunatic to attempt it.

None of these things sound like really dangerous for non-Russians. It's the Russian population that will mainly suffer. Internal regime overthrowal struggles or breakout factions are far more likely than Russian offensive against anything more than a small country/province of a size and military strength comparable to Chechnya.

This is a good thing, if the money is taken from the EU control freaks. Then I doubt it will weaken the long term economy, since the EU taxation and corruption is quite considerable.
a population of 100 million russians is still more than enough to consider taking on 80 million germans, let alone 40 millions poles and a few millions baltics.

a deceasing/aging population combined with desperation could lead to all kinds of trouble, especially when combined with an agrieved nationalism.

agreed, preparedness is exactly what is needed, please let europe prepare away, if only for the sake of the poor baltic states.

i'm not so sure, it wouldn't be dangerous if it wasn't being fueled by a very nasty breed of chippy nationalism, that feels the loss of the soviet empire and russian regional power to be a bad thing.

you lost me on the last comment,