with the US and Western media loudly proclaiming (since November) that Russia is planning an imminent invasion of the Ukraine, though Russia has repeatedly denied that fact and it's not exactly clear what Russia is waiting for, or what advantage it could expect to derive from lying about its intentions at this point…
It is perfectly expected that Russia would never acknowledge that they were planning military action, as that would obviously be tactically stupid. So it's a bit odd for someone to wonder why they would not be telling the truth... On the other hand it is also expected that the US may not be telling the truth, either. So in the end it is for everyone to make their own mind about what might be happening.
At the moment the question has moved to what Russia's actual aim might be with their current offensive. Full invasion and occupation? Taking more of the Donbas and/or other areas? Regime change? Etc...
Fully occupying Ukraine seems like a tall order that would probably see instability and a level of violence going on for years and years, but who knows.
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with the US and Western media loudly proclaiming (since November) that Russia is planning an imminent invasion of the Ukraine, though Russia has repeatedly denied that fact and it's not exactly clear what Russia is waiting for, or what advantage it could expect to derive from lying about its intentions at this point…
welp.
It is perfectly expected that Russia would never acknowledge that they were planning military action, as that would obviously be tactically stupid. So it's a bit odd for someone to wonder why they would not be telling the truth... On the other hand it is also expected that the US may not be telling the truth, either. So in the end it is for everyone to make their own mind about what might be happening.
At the moment the question has moved to what Russia's actual aim might be with their current offensive. Full invasion and occupation? Taking more of the Donbas and/or other areas? Regime change? Etc...
Fully occupying Ukraine seems like a tall order that would probably see instability and a level of violence going on for years and years, but who knows.