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Russia's economy is tiny, relative to it's size, life expectancy is risible, inequality is rife.
Putin benefits from anything that allows him to point to external agents being responsible for this - in some ways the sanctions imposed on Russia help him here, as he doesn't need an excuse for the poor performance of the Russian economy.
Being able to send such an unequivocal message to potential defectors/spies - literally, I will kill you anyway I can, wherever you go - whilst at the same time bringing increased international pressure to bear on his own country is -crazily- a win/win for him, especially with elections next week.