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by khzw8yyy 862 days ago
But I don't think Putin is self-destructive / suicidal. There is no hope for controlling a hypothetical conquered European country for any length of time given Russia's present capabilities.

Realistically the only thing Russia can hope for is the preservation of the status quo - keeping Crimea and the land bridge to it.

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> Realistically the only thing Russia can hope for is the preservation of the status quo - keeping Crimea and the land bridge to it.

That's not enough for him, it would be a huge defeat. He would not survive that, I would think.