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Russians have access to the broader Internet. North Koreans and most Iranians don't.

Russians have become accustomed to developed Western standards of living. North Koreans and most Iranians haven't.

And in line with Solzhenitsyn... Putin isn't a Grand Ayatollah or a flawless all-benevolent Juche godhead. Iran and North Korea still have something they can take away from their people.

Nobody chooses economic sanctions over armed conflict out of bloodlust.

Have a good day.