• Treczoks@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      Well, at the moment, Putin can barely afford the war in Ukraine. Opening just another front is currently not on the menu, even if he dreams of it.

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        18 hours ago

        He didn’t go directly to war with Ukraine, there were many years of medling in internal affairs. After the euromaidan protests that led to his political pick fleeing the country, that’s when he immediately invaded Crimea and eastern Ukraine.

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          15 hours ago

          And here his agents have lost, too. Yes, they try to anul the votes, but I don’t think that will be overly successful.

          So if he keeps the same timeframe, he should be preparing “maneuvers” near the border anytime soon…