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DownTheStreet · 56-60, M
Eject Russia from all the territory it seized in both 2021 and 2014, and have Russia stop trying to take it? Not as long as Putin is alive. The most Ukraine can hope for is to drain Russia faster than they can sustain, in order to press for a ceasefire and then get back whatever Ukraine can negotiate.
NoGamesTolerated · F
@DownTheStreet I don’t see that happening, but what do I know?
DownTheStreet · 56-60, M
@NoGamesTolerated Putin (unfortunately) is a survivor. He is motivated by a genuine love of Russia, what he sees as his anointed role there around the world. He seems the Ukraine war as resisting NATO and preserving the legacy of mother Russia and the Soviet empire - with its geography, geology, and agriculture. The German invasion in WW2 remains deeply engrained in the Russian psyche, and Ukraine flipping over to Russia halves the distance from NATO borders to Moscow. There are many reasons he invaded and hasn't given up despite huge costs and losses for relatively little gain over 3 years. Plus, Finland and Sweden joined NATO. None of it looks good -- but it doesn't matter.
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