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Checnya is less than 2 million people and less than 20k square kilometers. Ukraine is 20 times larger. It is impossible for the Russian forces to hold by force
by riffraff 5y ago
Checnya is less than 2 million people and less than 20k square kilometers.
Ukraine is 20 times larger. It is impossible for the Russian forces to hold by force, the population should agree to it or a puppet regime ia installed that is accepted by the population.
Now holding the east part, that seems reasonably easy, and to me it's clearly the end goal, the rest is just putting yourself inal a strong negotiating stance.
- smt88 5y agoMacron said yesterday that Putin's end goal is to conquer all of Ukraine, not just the east.
- denton-scratch 5y ago> Now holding the east part, that seems reasonably easy, and to me it's clearly the end goal Judging from what Putin has actually said, the end-goal is much more expansive than that. I believed that a couple of weeks ago; but recent comments to the effect that Ukraine is a bogus state have changed my mind.
- riffraff 5y agohe said that, but I would rather believe that is a negotiation tactic than an actual aim.
- denton-scratch 5y agoRecognising chunks of Ukraine as "independent republics" and then moving troops in isn't a negotiating tactic. Encircling the capital isn't a negotiating tactic.