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To: Brian Griffin
Like the Soviet Union and the Tsarist state before it, Russia is an empire in that its "federation" is but a thin cover for the domination by Russia of numerous ethnically non-Russian contiguous states and peoples. Russia today is thus still an imperial amalgamation rather than a "mix" that implies American style civic equality and assimilation.

In addition, the Russian state's financial stress and military weakness and the demographic decline of its core Russian population make its future in current form questionable. Putin's invasion of Ukraine is both an imperial bid for territory and an effort to counter Russian demographic decline by annexing an ethnically similar populace that can be gradually "Russified."

Many American conservatives do not seem willing to understand that Putin's and Russia's objectives in the invasion of Ukraine are not amenable to a compromise peace based on territorial concessions and security guarantees to Russia by NATO and the US. The Ukrainians know otherwise -- which is why they are fighting instead of suing for peace.

18 posted on 01/09/2024 6:20:47 PM PST by Rockingham (`)
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To: Rockingham
Putin's invasion of Ukraine is both an imperial bid for territory and an effort to counter Russian demographic decline by annexing an ethnically similar populace that can be gradually "Russified."

If it works, Putin will end up adding 20 million (declining birthrate and emigration by Ukrainians to the West) to the Russian Federation, not 51 million taken during the last census during the Soviet Union.

22 posted on 01/09/2024 7:17:04 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Rockingham
Putin's invasion of Ukraine is both an imperial bid for territory and an effort to counter Russian demographic decline by annexing an ethnically similar populace that can be gradually "Russified."

Many American conservatives do not seem willing to understand that Putin's and Russia's objectives in the invasion of Ukraine are not amenable to a compromise peace based on territorial concessions and security guarantees to Russia by NATO and the US.

100% correct on both accounts!

25 posted on 01/09/2024 8:08:45 PM PST by Timber Rattler ("To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." --George Washington)
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