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Re:How the weak can win – A primer on protracted war by denton-scratch on Friday March 04, 2022 @07:52AM (#30553969)
> Now holding the east part, that seems reasonably easy, and to me it's clearly the end goal

Judging from what Putin has actually said, the end-goal is much more expansive than that. I believed that a couple of weeks ago; but recent comments to the effect that Ukraine is a bogus state have changed my mind.

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Re:How the weak can win – A primer on protracted war by riffraff on Friday March 04, 2022 @10:37AM (#30556222)
he said that, but I would rather believe that is a negotiation tactic than an actual aim.
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Re:How the weak can win – A primer on protracted war by denton-scratch on Saturday March 05, 2022 @01:10PM (#30570115)
Recognising chunks of Ukraine as "independent republics" and then moving troops in isn't a negotiating tactic. Encircling the capital isn't a negotiating tactic.
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