I think some of the downvotes are from the very biased phrasing of the question. You’ve managed to phrase it in such a way that Blockchain bros and their detractors can both respond strongly in the same direction.
I suspect a more neural phrasing would not illicit such widespread dislike.
This is so common in writing that is has its own name.
Yes. The person speaking probably wants the legs, torsos, etc of the crew there as well.
Why do they say the shorter thing? Because it means exactly the same thing to anyone who has taken high school level English classes and uses fewer words.
“Russia” is not an entity that has an ability to do things and readers understand that.