Putin’s template is simple: flatten cities, install satraps, rule by fear.
Only Ukraine is forty times bigger and has a regular army. Oops.
Why didn’t they carpet bomb Kiev then?
Chechnya was a small region with a population of about 2 million people that was completely surrounded by Russian territory. Ukraine is a 44 million-strong country with the largest landmass in Europe and NATO countries on its borders. There are no parallels.
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Putin’s template is simple: flatten cities, install satraps, rule by fear.
Only Ukraine is forty times bigger and has a regular army. Oops.
Why didn’t they carpet bomb Kiev then?
Chechnya was a small region with a population of about 2 million people that was completely surrounded by Russian territory. Ukraine is a 44 million-strong country with the largest landmass in Europe and NATO countries on its borders. There are no parallels.