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Originally Posted by opendoor
Now that doesn't necessarily explain the current confrontation. I think it's pretty clear that this war wasn't started solely from a somewhat legitimate (though likely paranoid) fear of NATO or territorial insecurity. It probably has as much or more to do with wanting to project Russian power and for lack of a better term "Make Russia Great Again", though so far at least it's doing the opposite.
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It is absolutely doing the opposite, to the point that it cast doubts over the initial intention. If this was designed to show Russia's power, it was a phenomenally dumb decision. Even if Russia could somehow pull off a blitzkrieg, it would still hurt Russian economy and reputation terribly. It would frighten all our neighbors and make them run to the open arms of NATO. The gain of land would never pay off enough to offset loses due to sanctions. If it was designed to make Russia great again, it was a catastrophic miscalculation.