Ukraine also has some of the best agricultural land in the world, which nets exports of around $18bn. Hard to argue that’s not about the land. Then there’s the

Ukraine also has some of the best agricultural land in the world, which nets exports of around $18bn. Hard to argue that’s not about the land. Then there’s the big one; Putin believes that land belongs to him. Once you get into squishy questions like how much is it worth to get your thing back from someone the financial calculus becomes much harder.