But never mind debating it. We’ll find out in a week’s time when Putin’s either:
1. Partitioned Zaporizhzhia on the basis he has no chance ever of winning over the half million Russians camped in and around the Ukrainian held city ; or
2. Bombed it into dust because he cared more about the land grab than he cared about the people.
The idea is perfectly simple. With all the terror the Zelensky regime unleashed on the recaptured part of Harkov right now, people need to be sure that Russia is there to stay. I have no doubt that 60-80% of everywhere south and east of Kiev support partition from Ukraine. Kick the Galician carpetbaggers out, and Kiev would follow.