At least once, @selivanovp is right here. Russia invaded because it could, and because the existing political system needed a war to consolidate power and justi

At least once, @selivanovp is right here. Russia invaded because it could, and because the existing political system needed a war to consolidate power and justify oppression. The alternative was internal political tensions, weakening economy, and eventually an end to Putin's rule. Don't forget that he is 72 and senile or, as Trump put it, "absolutely crazy".