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bigjon said:

I think he was to at least annex Crimea which honestly was a Russian Possession for a long time.


- A buffer state between a Western leaning Ukarine (geographically it would make sense to "annex" upto the river just East of Kiev). He would then grant this new Eastern Ukarine "independence" simply so that the EU and possibly Nato would never be on his doorstep. Why he actually care about Nato is beyond anyone as this is 2014, not 1984. The Cold War is over and no one cares about Russia as we all trade too much to fight.

- To redeem his dignity after the mess that was Sochi. He want's to act tough after looking like a real dipshit.