He wants the Donetsk and he will have the Donetsk. He may want a lot more too.
War is often stupid and evil, this one no exception.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin reportedly told President Trump his forces could conquer the long-sought-after Donetsk region by October if Ukraine didn’t give up the land as part of a peace deal — but Kyiv and US observers point out that the Kremlin has failed to take it for more than a decade.