sCan Russia invade and occupy Ukraine without huge costs? “The question is, can it hold territory and does it want to hold territory? What it really wants is to control the political regime in Kyiv,” says @IvoHDaalder.

Feb 19, 2022 · 1:20 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @IvoHDaalder
Recall that Ukraine is the 2nd largest country in Europe, exceeded only by Russia. Ukraine is 90 percent as large as Texas, and has a population of 45 million. A pretty big area to try to occupy.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @IvoHDaalder
Not sure, but anyone bothered by the fact that the President makes an announcement that the war is certainly about to break out and it’s not even trending on Twitter??!
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @IvoHDaalder
100%… and a lot of his desires are about holding to power (&protecting what he and his buddies have stolen)…. What is absolutely crazy is how very small group of bullies are impacting hundreds of millions (incl. Europeans) … effectively just holding all of us hostages..