Correct, but any attack beyond DPR and LPR isn't defensible in my view. This whole thing is the West's fault, but Putin is escalating things in a way that's dangerous and harms innocent people.
It's possible, but I hope not. A regime change probably requires an occupation, which would make this much worse. They didn't change the regime in Georgia in 2008.
i think the idea is to oust the pro-usa pro-nato government from the coup in 2014 or whatever and install one that is anti-nato
I mean, I'm not sure he even needs to do that. Ukraine can't ever join NATO now, if it ever could have joined, and it's been proven that NATO will not fire a shot to defend Ukraine. Maidan is dead.
Correct, but any attack beyond DPR and LPR isn't defensible in my view. This whole thing is the West's fault, but Putin is escalating things in a way that's dangerous and harms innocent people.
Depends how far they go. I could see a scenario where they take out nearby military bases so they can't retaliate after Russians eventually withdraw.
do you think they should leave behind the pro-usa/nato governmentr in kiev which has been shelling people in dpr/lpr
most likely they are going for regime change there
It's possible, but I hope not. A regime change probably requires an occupation, which would make this much worse. They didn't change the regime in Georgia in 2008.
i think the idea is to oust the pro-usa pro-nato government from the coup in 2014 or whatever and install one that is anti-nato
this is more or less expressly what putin said he was going to do
also annex the dpr and lpr most likely ( he didnt say that but it seems to be a pretty good bet)
I mean, I'm not sure he even needs to do that. Ukraine can't ever join NATO now, if it ever could have joined, and it's been proven that NATO will not fire a shot to defend Ukraine. Maidan is dead.