Always worth a quick look on a map in these times.
If Putin is replaced what next? Peace and democracy, or a potential civil war as regions try and break away? What is the knock-on effect for all those supper stable surrounding regions?
Ideal US outcome is Putin stays, Russia withdraws, Ukraine accepts current annexation in some sort of DMZ compromise and Russia is brought back into the world economy. Not the total implosion Russia and all the surrounding regions followed up with a Chinese expansion toward Europe.
^ this.
Always worth a quick look on a map in these times.
If Putin is replaced what next? Peace and democracy, or a potential civil war as regions try and break away? What is the knock-on effect for all those supper stable surrounding regions?
Ideal US outcome is Putin stays, Russia withdraws, Ukraine accepts current annexation in some sort of DMZ compromise and Russia is brought back into the world economy. Not the total implosion Russia and all the surrounding regions followed up with a Chinese expansion toward Europe.