There is no point Russia remaining in Ukraine if they can’t use Sevastopol. In strategic terms this essentially puts Russia back in 2013. They’re now burning money and lives for, what, some beaches tourists can use when they aren’t covered in black smoke?
I understand their motivation for 2014 invasion of Crimea. It went so well that they thought they could do it again and the world would ignore it. I don’t understand why Russia continues now that it is clear that they’re going to lose and they’ve become a global pariah. Russia is well on its way to being a vassal state to China.
imagine trying to tell putin 2 years ago that in 2023 he’d be pulling his ships back from Crimea and putting out the red carpet for North Korea to beg for military equipment assistance.
Simple. If they last until 2024 and Trump gets elected, he’ll deliver Ukraine to Putin wrapped in a bow. Also, Putin knows if he loses Crimea, he’ll go from being president to hanging from a lamp post.
From the very start of the Pootin’s rule, Ruscists have been burning money and lives essentially to keep Pootin in power and to restore the empire. Retreating back is unacceptable simply because it undermines Pootin’s power and buries imperial dreams.
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