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Re:Twitter based map of Russian troop movements by zarzavat on Thursday February 24, 2022 @06:40PM (#30461890)
> This is more like when the US attacked Libya and it was over in two weeks.

If by over you mean becoming a failed state and years of subsequent civil war then yes.

Putin will face a similar problem in Ukraine, he can punish it but he won’t be able to hold it because the population absolutely hates Russia’s guts.

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Re:Twitter based map of Russian troop movements by lrhegeba on Thursday February 24, 2022 @07:36PM (#30462343)
Putin won't care, he will most likely install a regime of Ukraine nationals. As Putin talks of nazis and the need to "purge": this time less like Yanukovitch, more like the brutal Chechen Kadyrow. very depressing
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Re:Twitter based map of Russian troop movements by zarzavat on Thursday February 24, 2022 @08:58PM (#30462864)
I don’t see Putin being able to build the organs of a pro-Russian state in Ukraine, even a repressive one. The population is far too hostile to the idea, and too militarized.

In my opinion the more likely outcome if Putin doesn’t stop is Syria: total collapse, the civilian population flees and only militants remain.

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