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SoCalDem

(103,856 posts) Mon Apr 14, 2014, 09:33 PM Apr 2014

What Putin wants

Everything east of the red line.. He will get what he wants because no one will go to war to stop him..

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What Putin wants (Original Post) SoCalDem Apr 2014 OP

There are two wars it seems Takket Apr 2014 #1

That and more, imo. Be too hard for Europe alone to stop ballyhoo Apr 2014 #2

According to former Ambassador McFaul, moondust Apr 2014 #3

Putin's former advisor says he wants a buffer betw. Europe and Russia grasswire Apr 2014 #4

Takket

(21,565 posts)

1. There are two wars it seems

Reply to SoCalDem (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2014, 09:37 PM

Apr 2014

Putin took Crimea in a flash but he is now taking east ukraine literally building by building.

ballyhoo

(2,060 posts)

2. That and more, imo. Be too hard for Europe alone to stop

Reply to SoCalDem (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2014, 09:41 PM

Apr 2014

them, and the US will be busy fighting its own citizens. Myself, I believe that will happen this year. But I'm old and will be deceased when the new SU forms.

moondust

(19,981 posts)

3. According to former Ambassador McFaul,

Reply to SoCalDem (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2014, 09:43 PM

Apr 2014

on Monday's Chris Hayes show, the majority of the population in that region is NOT ethnic Russian--unlike Crimea. If that's the case then maybe the referendum game plan that was used in Crimea won't work this time.

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

4. Putin's former advisor says he wants a buffer betw. Europe and Russia

Reply to SoCalDem (Original post)

Mon Apr 14, 2014, 10:15 PM

Apr 2014

From Finland down to Moldova. It is very convincing.

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