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The Kremlin in Command, Part II: Syria and the First Assault on Ukraine

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Crimea - The Russian Operation to Seize Crimea

Lay: Most people in the west assumed that russia had seized crimea looking for an off ramp, which they were not. The campaign of dombas was quite different and i think folks forget that, in fairness, thit was a verylo response. If you look a who emerged as mayors of these people's republics, including people's Republics that emerge briefly that rapidly disappeared. There were kind of losers and marginals in in in the polocal spheres. They weren't not usually occupiersor aspiring occupiers. Try to often find though, as the sort of peoeo puchilin was involved in an apyramid scheme. Ther were chances and and

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