Because they are working on a whole other level. There are so many levels of yes-men, and scenarios that are only going through because the people above and below are terrified to push back. So you get to the point of "let's antagonise the West, we're Russia! We're Bear-STRONG!" and a bunch of dudes side-eyeing each other just agree.

(This is a ridiculously high level of simplification by armchair-analysis of course. But the point is..kinda made)