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former9thward

(31,798 posts)
13. What a spin.
Sat May 17, 2014, 10:49 AM
May 2014

Putin got exactly what he wanted. He got Crimea without a shot being fired. No one is even talking about that anymore. He never wanted eastern Ukraine or Ukraine in general. The country is a economic basketcase and there is no way Russia would want to take on that headache. Putin demanded the eastern areas get more independence and the Ukraine government is giving them that. So much for Russia being "outplayed."

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