re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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I haven’t seen any indications that Russia will compromise in any way.

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Me neither.

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And why should they?

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The only things that I can think of that would make Russia want to compromise is if Putin’s health took a downturn and Russia needed to focus its resources for preparing for a transfer of power after his death, or the Russian economy was about to collapse. Since neither appear likely to happen in the near future there is nothing apparent to make Russia want to stop.

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To settle for less would mean Putin wasted the lives of tens of thousands of Russians for half a loaf?

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Settling for a no victory in Afghanistan and in WW1 were major factors in the downfall of the USSR and the Czar’s government. Putin is a historian and is not going to repeat those mistakes unless the Russian people rise up which at this point is about as likely as Will Wade being rehired by LSU.