“ Crimea is only 15% Ukrainian.”
How about eastern Ukraine, which is mostly Russian and what he wants to protect. And then have the rest of Ukraine go neutral - which is about what will happen when he finishes off Kiev.
You think he’ll stop after claiming the areas which are populated by mainly ethnic Russians? I don’t.
He laid out a plan in a dissertation after the CCCP fell which amounted to his version of MAGA, and he’s completed a fair number of steps apparently. He is a brilliant, proud KGB bastard. Those guys don’t stop. They might pause for awhile, long enough for you to think it’s over, but not stop.