[zeestephen]

If Putin had simply rolled into and occupied the ethnic Russian border areas - and then stopped - he could have had everything he is now asking for without firing a shot.

He already has de facto possession of Crimea, and no one was putting any serious pressure on him to relinquish it.

Really stupid and hugely destructive miscalculations by Putin.

[dforest]

It would not have stopped the US and foreign control over Ukraine. This was mentioned in his speech that no one paid attention to.

This war was wanted by the west or they wouldn’t have pressured Zelensky to not sit down with Russia.

This was a great chance by the WEF crowd to test the great shutdown of those that may oppose them.