Good heating, isolation (thick walls), flowing water, and a lots of shadow in the form of plants and gardens works wonders to moderate temperature. Also the orientation of windows, how many windows - single panes, double, HR++ or triple?. The triple’s mostly useful for noise reduction.

As long as it helps the civilian populace while sabotaging the autocrat-coddling groups. Growing popular support is important, I think.

Fascists gonna fascist. This guy 100% was bribed by Putler.

Should prepare the people though, in switching beforehand. A news announcement, for example, to strongly recommend switching to federated media.