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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Yep. Putin's ultimate goal is to make himself look strong and NATO look weak so that Russia looks like a better security option to align with. It's actually better to not invade countries and deal with the rebuilding and occupation if you can just scare them into following you.
I am not saying he definitely won't invade Ukraine, but he would probably prefer to force an Anschluss by making it known they can take if they want.
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My thinking also. Maybe he just wants to annex Donbass and will do everything he can including sabre rattling, but not invasion.