It would not have saved them in any way. Putin would have thrown all Ukrainians in Gulags just as he does with critics of his own Nationality. He would have for

It would not have saved them in any way. Putin would have thrown all Ukrainians in Gulags just as he does with critics of his own Nationality. He would have forced the people out of Ukraine to replace them with Russian Nationalists to establish the region as pro Russian and enforce stability. It would have been a similar situation for Ukrainians as it is today for the People in Gaza and Westbank.