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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Russia wants the buffer to protect their oil and gas supplies. It’s too risky for them to have a NATO partner bordering that region.
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Yes, which is what I wrote: "1) NATO off his borders."
But what I really mean when I state that Russia doesn't want Ukraine is that Russia doesn't want to occupy the land and then be obligated to look after the people, deal with a possible insurgency, and rebuild infrastructure destroyed in a conflict.