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"So then the war has been an abject failure, right? NATO’s borders with Russia have massively expanded. Putin bamboozled." You are mixing up the events of 2014
by drysine 1y ago
"So then the war has been an abject failure, right? NATO’s borders with Russia have massively expanded. Putin bamboozled."
You are mixing up the events of 2014 and 2022. But yes, the war is not quite a success.
"this has always been a war of territorial revanchism"
Nobody goes to conquer and occupy a country of 40 millions with the military force of 150-190 thousand personnel.