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ORAC
Discussions on #Russia's state TV basically outlined Putin's strategy: invade Donbas and once there is a "provocation" by the Ukrainian military, start invading the rest of Ukraine.
Grinning ear-to-ear, a lawmaker predicts: "And there will be a provocation, I guarantee it."…
https://twitter.com/juliadavisnews/s...885642760?s=21
Having entered the dissident regions of the Ukraine, it is not obvious where to stop.
Afaik, the dissidents control about half the territory they claim,the rest is held by the Ukrainian Army.
Russia can perhaps crush that force, but then needs to guard a very messy frontier with no obvious natural barriers.
The Dnieper river is probably the logical frontier, but that implies a much deeper incursion.