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Originally Posted by Solecismic
At this point, he has to realize he has destroyed his own legacy. While he can take Kyiv, and probably will in the next day or so, he can't move much further. Unfortunately for the people of Ukraine, there's no guarantee they won't become Belarus, part two. That would be just fine for China.
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What makes you think they can't go much past Kyiv? I haven't seen anything to that effect. Agreed on Xi for sure, but I don't think this changes Putin's legacy very much. This is who he's been. It's clearer and more obvious this time sure, but it's not fundamentally different in any way. He's been a strongman authoritarian, he is one, he clearly intends to be one to his grave.