His speech said that the goal was "denazification" and "demilitarization" of Ukraine. The second goal might not require a prolonged occupation and annexation, but it would require control of the top military and civilian leaders for a time. My only hope at this point is that whatever happens, it's short.
I think they probably lift the DPR and LPR off Ukraine and integrate them into Russia but leave the rest as a demilitarized puppet state sort of like Belarus. Occupying and annexing the whole country would be...bold to say the least. Though I suppose I shouldn't discount the possibility after this.
The Russian government is currently saying that an occupation is off the table.
Every country that has ever done a border war says this though.
What are they going to do, go to Kiev and round up the Nazis? And then what?
They also said they were going to respect Ukrainian autonomy and then a week later Putin gave a speech where he said Ukraine isn’t real.
Never trust what fucking countries say.
His speech said that the goal was "denazification" and "demilitarization" of Ukraine. The second goal might not require a prolonged occupation and annexation, but it would require control of the top military and civilian leaders for a time. My only hope at this point is that whatever happens, it's short.
I think they probably lift the DPR and LPR off Ukraine and integrate them into Russia but leave the rest as a demilitarized puppet state sort of like Belarus. Occupying and annexing the whole country would be...bold to say the least. Though I suppose I shouldn't discount the possibility after this.