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> 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 mo
by 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.