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Originally Posted by FlameOn
When is the last time there's been a clean decisive victory since WWII? Korea ended in a stalemate.
This war isn't likely going to be a short war for Russia either. Even if they decapitate government in Kyiv and manage to round up most of the current leadership there will be a long and drawn out insurgency/government in exile that will bleed Russia for a very long time.
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There's a really dystopian future possible here: while some Ukrainians might keep fighting, after "peace talks" and Russian bribes to the right members of the GOP, we in the West might brand any remaining Ukrainian resistance terrorists and go on with our lives.
Putin is betting that in the end, most Ukrainians will accept the same fate as his own population - security and stability for their freedoms. Those who refuse to accept this trade will be terrorists.