This doesn't sound like a man who plans to stop at the Donbas.
He’s gonna take the two breakaway regions, threaten further invasion, then agree to “concessions” of keeping the territories he had occupied and redrawing sovereign boundaries. Then we get the “referendums” and we will all be lectured here (again) about how this is all totally legit.
I don't even think it will take that long. Russia is here to invade.He’s gonna take the two breakaway regions, threaten further invasion, then agree to “concessions” of keeping the territories he had occupied and redrawing sovereign boundaries. Then we get the “referendums” and we will all be lectured here (again) about how this is all totally legit.
He can’t sell that. He would be totally ostracized. He can sell another Crimea style grab with the feckless leadership across Europe and the US will be claiming victory at avoiding war as they throw Ukraine, or what’s left of it, further under the busI don't even think it will take that long. Russia is here to invade.