> Furthermore, Russian policymakers—including Mr Putin—have said hardly anything about conquering new territory to recreate the Soviet Union or build a greater Russia.
Putin has now said exactly that. He sees himself as reclaiming Russian territory:
> Rather, since the 2008 Bucharest summit Russian leaders have repeatedly said that they view Ukraine joining NATO as an existential threat that must be prevented.
NATO is a defensive alliance. Russia's actions are only causing the growth of NATO with Finland and Sweden now moving to join:
If Russia genuinely believed NATO to be an existential threat then Russia wouldn't act in a manner that encourages the expansion of NATO membership.
In the end, Putin is responsible for the Ukrainian crisis and the Russian people are responsible for Putin and the Russian government. The cost of the Russian people's inability to get their government under control is now being measured in both Ukrainian and Russian lives.
Endgame will be most interesting. Historically speaking.
-- If Russia "wins" and takes all of Ukraine, they have to dispose 30 million people. Germans tried this industrial scale, and they managed only 6 million.
In Baltic states there was terrorist groups aka "Forest Brothers", which managed survive 50 years until Russia finally lost. Ukrainian Forest Brothers will be much more. They will be aided by Elon Musk satellites and ever improving armament. Russia cannot compete will 25 Mhz processors and diminishing population for 50 years.
- If Russia "loses" and gives up all territories in Ukraine, somebody has to rebuild Ukraine. It will cost TeraEuros. Russia does not have these kind of monies, even it is split in pieces and wrung dry.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 33.8 ms ] threadPutin has now said exactly that. He sees himself as reclaiming Russian territory:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61767191
> Rather, since the 2008 Bucharest summit Russian leaders have repeatedly said that they view Ukraine joining NATO as an existential threat that must be prevented.
NATO is a defensive alliance. Russia's actions are only causing the growth of NATO with Finland and Sweden now moving to join:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18023383
If Russia genuinely believed NATO to be an existential threat then Russia wouldn't act in a manner that encourages the expansion of NATO membership.
In the end, Putin is responsible for the Ukrainian crisis and the Russian people are responsible for Putin and the Russian government. The cost of the Russian people's inability to get their government under control is now being measured in both Ukrainian and Russian lives.
Which NATO member was being defended when they bombed Yugoslavia? [1]
Putin is a dictator, but that shouldn't cause us to take NATO propaganda at its face value.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia
You mean Serbia.
-- If Russia "wins" and takes all of Ukraine, they have to dispose 30 million people. Germans tried this industrial scale, and they managed only 6 million.
In Baltic states there was terrorist groups aka "Forest Brothers", which managed survive 50 years until Russia finally lost. Ukrainian Forest Brothers will be much more. They will be aided by Elon Musk satellites and ever improving armament. Russia cannot compete will 25 Mhz processors and diminishing population for 50 years.
- If Russia "loses" and gives up all territories in Ukraine, somebody has to rebuild Ukraine. It will cost TeraEuros. Russia does not have these kind of monies, even it is split in pieces and wrung dry.