#GeoPol #Russia

(7/n)

...any case, this is something that the #Russian masses must never become aware of.
So, my point is, a devestated #Ukraine (and he's already devastated huge areas in eastern #UKR!) might not be the best solution for the #Kremlin, but it is an acceptable outcome. To achieve this, they must not keep control of the country. Laying waste to most of #UKR will just do nicely.

So, the question is, not IF he pulls out, but rather WHEN and HOW MUCH..

@coffeetest @theeconomist

#GeoPol #Russia

(5/n)

...to half of #Ukraine, let alone all of it. That might not be what's required.

I've long held the view, though, that a scorched-earth strategy for #UKR would be sufficient as a minimal strategic goal for the #Russian #stateterrorists: the ethnic #Finnish #KievanRus 5) are, IMO, THE heartland of Russia (I'm a #Normanist, btw ;)). The #Ukrainian population was seen as of the same blood, as brothers,...

5)
worldhistory.org/Kievan_Rus/

Kievan Rus

Kievan Rus (862-1242) was a medieval political federation located in modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and part of Russia (the latter named for the Rus, a Scandinavian people). The name Kievan Rus is a modern-day...

^{Joshua J. Mark (https://www.worldhistory.org#organization)}