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> unwinnable invasion. About half of Ukraine is more Russian ethnically and supported Russia friendly candidates in previous elections. A win for Putin would n
by dukeofdoom 5y ago
> unwinnable invasion.
About half of Ukraine is more Russian ethnically and supported Russia friendly candidates in previous elections. A win for Putin would not necessarily mean attacking and taking all of Ukraine. He can win by taking back the ethnically Russian parts. And he's not likely face an insurrection in those regions.
- AlexandrB 5y agoYou're talking like this is a week ago and these options are still available to him. Putin chose to go for Kyiv and has probably alienated large parts of Russian-speaking Ukraine at this point with indiscriminate bombing (see Kharkiv).