Most hardliners in Putin’s party do not think that’s enough at all. In fact, their expectation is they will get at least half by the time things are done, with Kiev as some sort of neutral city and no longer the capital.
Their expectation was also that Ukraine would fold in three days.
“Most hardliners in Putin’s party do not think that’s enough at all. In fact, their expectation is they will get at least half by the time things are done, with Kiev as some sort of neutral city and no longer the capital.”
Putin wants all of Ukraine. And more.