> Ukraine also wouldn't allow Russia to hold onto any of the terrories it gained, worst case they can wage an asymmetric war making the occupation exceedingly c

> Ukraine also wouldn't allow Russia to hold onto any of the terrories it gained, worst case they can wage an asymmetric war making the occupation exceedingly costly. Once the population of the gained territories begins to get paid for recovering their own cities [1], it becomes exceedingly more difficult for the other side to sell the idea of any military resistance on that land. It worked in Korea [2]. It will work in former eastern Ukrainian territories that have been looking for alignment with Russia even before 2022. [1] https://www.youtube.com/c/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%83%D0%... [2] https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/an-unpromising-recovery-south-koreas-post-korean-war-economic-development-1953-1961/ https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/an-un...