Comments by "Golag Is watching you" (@golagiswatchingyou2966) on "What a Russian assault on Ukraine would look like" video.
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I don't think even if Russia invaded they would try and reach a federal Ukraine for it's regions, simply because that would not adress the underlying issues with the people and Moskau, eastern Ukraine would probably love it since most of the people there are pro Russian to some degree or more, western Ukraine however is much more pro western and anti Russian, any such peace would create a very unstable situation in which Ukraine would likely become more divided and a civil war within it's borders becomes even more intense, there just is no way Russia is going to get an easy and quick victory, even if they win it's going to bleed them dry, sanctions will hurt, diplomatic relations will be lower than ever, constant acts of sabotage and terrorism would be the norm, it would be very bad for Russia and Ukraine.
A more realistic situation would be for Russia to lay claim on eastern Ukraine and make them do what they did with Cremea and act with a "legit" refurendum, allowing Russia to annex eastern Ukraine and undermining the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government and it's people.
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