> I assume the expectation was that they would invade, the ukranian government would run away and they could impose a puppet government That was absolutely the

> I assume the expectation was that they would invade, the ukranian government would run away and they could impose a puppet government That was absolutely the expectation. Russian state media recently accidentally published an article written before the invasion that was supposed to be an account of their swift victory and Ukraine’s reintegration in to Russia. https://briefs.fourthestate.org/2022/03/01/russian-state-news-agency-accidentally-publishes-pre-made-article-claiming-victory-over-ukraine/ https://briefs.fourthestate.org/2022/03/01/russian-state-new... What the end game is now is anyones guess.