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Originally Posted by Chris
Ukraine is exposing Russia’s inability to police its own borders at the moment. Ironically, the US escalation management policy that has until now restrained Ukraine from making any serious ground assault within Russia has probably helped here - now Ukraine has gone ahead and done it anyway the Russians have been caught flat-footed, apparently believing Ukraine couldn’t, or wouldn’t, venture over the border and not fortifying it adequately.
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OK, so what’s the plan? They’re not pushing back Russia in the areas Russia has gained.
So they have undertaken this incursion to what end? As a bargaining chip? Can be the only reason as far as I can tell, if they Can they hold what they have taken?