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Originally Posted by ramlaen
On Ukraine, this press conference is a disaster. In the follow up question, Biden just affirmed that there will not be crippling sanctions unless it’s a full invasion. Then he acknowledged that NATO is divided on the response, after saying that Putin seeks to divide NATO.
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The thing is, anything less than a full invasion is worthless for Putin, Donbas does not represent any strategical win like Crimea (heck, if the factories in the region are destroyed due to heavy artillery shelling, it is basically worthless), he can't claim "Mission Accomplished" like Dubya did on Iraq.Remember, Putin is looking for more than a win, he wants an historical legacy, yeah, this is all about one autocrat's ego.
Best case scenario, he annexes Donbas only this year, like Peter Pan's cocodrile, looking to eat the rest later on. But don't count on it, Putin know he has the time against him and in one year Ukraine's army can receive tons of training and equipment.