I’m not sure my comment here is necesarry to begin with.

I agree with your comment in this context.

Your comment sounds a lot like “I don’t have anything to hide” one in the context of mass surveillance.

Of course they are moving ahead. A billion in EU buys many times less than the same billion does in russia. Furthermore, russia has never - at least in the last two-three lifetimes - acted logically. A failed/miscalculated/etc attempt at an invasion still brings death and destruction.