[MinorityRepublican]

Somebody is going to have to win the war.

In a hypothetical scenario where the Kyiv government falls apart, it would not be in the interest of Moscow to occupy the whole country. By then, they'll be forced to fight a guerilla war similar to the Soviet-Afghan war.

[Mariner]

I don’t think they want the whole country.

But I’m sure they want their guy in Kiev.

And Donbas. And Odessa. And Crimea.