That would be pretty much the end of his dictatorship - you can't be a dictator where you are 100% dependent on somebody else's troops. He could still be a pro-

That would be pretty much the end of his dictatorship - you can't be a dictator where you are 100% dependent on somebody else's troops. He could still be a pro-forma ruler but everybody would know he's just a sock puppet now. It would be de-facto Anschluss. Which Putin has been dreaming about for ages, so he's of course more than willing.