I don’t think Putin has to do much more than slice off another piece of eastern Ukraine. He’s already succeeding at driving a German stake through the heart of NATO, and hobbling NATO is his main goal. That’ll give him more prestige amongst his people than trying to swallow “Little Russia.”
I don’t think Putin has to do much more than slice off another piece of eastern Ukraine. He’s already succeeding at driving a German stake through the heart of NATO, and hobbling NATO is his main goal. That’ll give him more prestige amongst his people than trying to swallow “Little Russia.”
I don’t think Putin has to do much more than slice off another piece of eastern Ukraine. He’s already succeeding at driving a German stake through the heart of NATO, and hobbling NATO is his main goal. That’ll give him more prestige amongst his people than trying to swallow “Little Russia.”