I think most people understand that Russia is going to win at this point, hence why the west is becoming increasingly unhinged. These people staked their entire political careers on this war, and when it ends badly there are going to be a lot of questions. So, they're basically trying to drag this out as long as possible hoping for some way to spin it as a win.

The problem is that money does not directly translate into military power. Reality is not Command & Conquer where you just queue a bunch of riflemen for some buxx and have them soon after.

Winning the war isn't the primary goal. The primary goal is justifying spending taxpayer dollars on weapons. The exorbitant waste is part of the point.

Money printer go brrrrrrr

Turns out it's not money that makes artillery shells, but machines and people.