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Originally Posted by peter12
Russia probably has pretty limited goals here. This isn’t Nazi Germany looking to take over Europe. The Baltic countries and Poland are far more formidable challenges than Ukraine - never mind that there is an actual NATO tripwire protecting those countries.
Poland alone could probably take Russia in a straight up fight.
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I wouldn't underestimate the goals of someone who is more worried about their succession plan and legacy than anything else. Putin has long been a staunch proponent of restoring former Soviet glory.
With covid and somewhat currently weak NATO members, he quite likely sees this as the optimal time to execute his plans to do so, and who knows how far he's willing to go with some of the most elaborate nuclear and long range missile arsenals in existence.