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Originally Posted by djforsberg
Is it worth the risk finding out? There is no way Putin stops without some kind of victory. This is the reality for mad men like him. And if he does end up dying, which shouldn't be counted on, he could very well be replaced by someone even more mad and trigger happy. He's not even the most extreme far-right nationalist in Russia.
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Appeasement does not have such a great history in modern warfare. Look no further than the European leaders giving Hitler the Sudetenland, with the promise Germany would cease to invade any other country.
Putin's main goal is to reclaim all territory lost from Russia, when the Soviet Union collapsed. This includes Ukraine, Moldova, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia, and most likely the Asian republics of the old Soviet Union. Putin is not going to stop with Ukraine. A peace agreement will give him enough time to replenish his military, and attempt to invade at a later date.
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