1. At this point, is Russia still seeking complete conquest of the entirety of Ukraine, or just those regions with a large % of Russian ethnics?
2. So when does Putin’s lackey in ByeloRussia join in on the war? As I said upstream, he strikes me as a less competent, buffoonish sort of guy when compared with Putin. A Mussolini type. His “help” may turn out to not be worth that much to Putin. Does he stay out and reserve his troops to defend against Poland (which would probably only strike if some NATO rule was triggered)? Does Putin order him to maintain his troops in a defensive posture against incursions from the West? Or does he just keep a bunch of troops near the Northern border of Ukraine to threaten them? Another possibility is that Russia uses ByeloRussian troops under Russian command in the East of Ukraine.
Last edited: Jul 13, 2022