> Western TV isn't explaining Putin's motivation very well. Only that it's bad that he is. Because nobody knows his real motivations. He has said some obvious

> Western TV isn't explaining Putin's motivation very well. Only that it's bad that he is. Because nobody knows his real motivations. He has said some obvious bullshit, and there are educated guesses that can be made ( e.g. he'll want to install a puppet government), but it's just that, guesses. In reality we don't know what's going on in Putin's head.