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The whole thing is very puzzling. Russia will take Ukraine but Ukraine is one of the poorest countries in Europe. There is no way that Russia can conquer all
by newuser94303 5y ago
The whole thing is very puzzling. Russia will take Ukraine but Ukraine is one of the poorest countries in Europe. There is no way that Russia can conquer all of Europe. The West will not attack because Russia has nukes. The sanctions will eventually wear Russia down. What is the end game? Is he that confident that the West will just forgive and forget?
- CobrastanJorji 5y agoIt reads to me as different goals. You know those slightly asymmetric board games where different players have different objectives? I think Putin has already amassed effectively infinite money and power, so his new goal is immortality, which I think means establishing a greater legacy by restoring as much of the the Soviet Union's old borders as it can. This is probably not actually in Russia's interests, but the goal isn't "Russia succeeds," it's "Putin remembered as great."
- vanviegen 5y agoThis explanation seems rather plausible to me, but is getting downvotes. What am I not seeing?
- t-writescode 5y agoYes. And we probably will. He wants a warm water port.
- LandR 5y agoRussia has no warm water ports currently ?
- t-writescode 5y agoI don't believe they have any Western, warm-water ports.
- NateEag 5y agoNot sure if GP is serious or joking. Russia's history has been half-jokingly summarised as "the search for a warm-water port." https://www.jstor.org/stable/44642451 https://www.jstor.org/stable/44642451
- EugeneOZ 5y agoThe end game is to receive another puppet-state close to Russia. It's the only target.