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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
You don't think Russia thought they'd just blast through Ukraine and people would surrender? Like what happened in Crimea?
No one is saying Russia isn't going to do what they want to do. But I think its fair to suggest they may not have expected resistance to be as strong as it is.
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Russia have only moved in 1/3 of their troops this far. If anything, they have probably expected stronger resistance given how many troops they have amassed vs how many have been used this far:
NEW: Russia has put a third of the military forces it amassed on Ukraine's border into the country, per senior U.S. defense official.
Russia amassed up to 190,000 troops along the border, a top U.S. diplomat said earlier this month.