Russia overall only has about 2 times the economy of Spain. The country is big but the yearly economic input is pretty low-ish according to official numbers. Ukraine has a lot more monetary support than Russia.
@Mattbennet He's probably not a moron. He is a sociopath. He probably thinks this is his last chance to gain territory. He's getting old and the West has little leverage.
But i doubt he could get to where he is by being a moron.