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>Did they really launch this invasion on the assumption that the people of Ukraine would just roll over and accept foreign rule? Iirc Ukraine had a government
by austhrow743 5y ago
>Did they really launch this invasion on the assumption that the people of Ukraine would just roll over and accept foreign rule?
Iirc Ukraine had a government that was subordinate to Russia as recently as 2014. Belarus is still a Russian puppet. The Transnistria region of Moldova to Ukraine's south is largely welcoming of Russian military control.
Doesn't seem too outlandish for them to assume that to me.
- jacquesm 5y agoThat would be an epic failure of Russian intelligence. Alternative take: they knew but didn't dare to tell Putin. Don't underestimate the isolation of strongmen.
- cguess 5y agoThat government in 2014 was violently overthrown by a popular rebellion. Unlikely they'd be greeting Russians as liberators after that.