@deadgerbil probably most of the things Russia wants. After all they are in the dominant position. The Dog on top is the one who gets what it wants. Ukriane has lost, over 300,000 dead. The big 2 would be no NATO un Ukriane and keeping the ethnic Russian areas of the Donbas. I just think that way to many people are dead and if it keeps going, how many more?
@Elessar I think you might need to look at the combat power that each side can deploy. Ukraine is totally out classed just by the sheer number the Russkies can deploy. Militarily, UKR just cannot win, not enough men or equipment.
@TwistedApe And yet we're at a stalemate, after one year and a half of the "three days military operation".
Sheer numbers mean nothing when you can only deploy WW2 cr#p against modern NATO equipment (and we're still sending for the most part outdated/decomissioned stuff, so figure if we sent modern / state of the art stuff).
It's not really looking any good for Russia. Geopolitically wise they've lost all the credibility, they're barely a regional power whose tanks run out of fuel ~200km after the border when invading a neighboring country via land.
@deadgerbil or the west for that matter, Remember the Minsk accord? Even the German Chancellor and French Prez said they had no intention of keeping it. If neither side can trust the other, well what can be done?
