In either case, he will have restored the cold war conflict at the long-term cost of the Russian economy. If Xi moves on Taiwain or Iran expands, then he can act opportunistically because federations are easily overwhelmed by the rapidity of action by empires.
Source date (UTC): 2022-02-18 00:22:35 UTC
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Hard to imagine Putin will ‘go home’ without a tangible victory. Minimum victory is taking of Donbas republics, and retaining forward positions. This is the least cost victory. If Ukraine attempts to re-take them then he will use the border forces against the capital etc.
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