A military strategic question

mapuc · 08-12-14, 12:22 PM

OK, no interfering in Ukraine

I have throughout the crisis in Ukraine read commentators in Swedish and Danish newspaper saying that Putin is our times Hitler/Stalin and his goal is to retake what USSR lost when it collapsed

Could be that Putin just is interested in East Ukraine and nothing more. What if some of these commentators(expert in Putin and/or Russia) are right and Crimea and Ukraine is just the first among more former countries to USSR.

Lets look very negative into it.

Let assume Putin have more countries in his mind, then I believe NATO/USA have to put a stop to his "lebensraum"

I myself believe or hope that Crimea and East Ukraine is enough for Putin.

Markus

Oberon · 08-12-14, 12:27 PM

Naah, what Putin wants is a military and economic buffer zone between Russia and NATO nations. Since 1990, NATO has crept closer and closer to the Russian border, and this is perceived (correctly or otherwise) as a threat to Russian national sovereignty, so Russia is pushing back. They can't do anything to the likes of Poland and the Baltic states without getting NATO onto them, so they'll push in the places still available, the Ukraine, Georgia and possibly later on, Belarus.

EDIT: Also, 20k!

mapuc · 08-12-14, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Naah, what Putin wants is a military and economic buffer zone between Russia and NATO nations. Since 1990, NATO has crept closer and closer to the Russian border, and this is perceived (correctly or otherwise) as a threat to Russian national sovereignty, so Russia is pushing back. They can't do anything to the likes of Poland and the Baltic states without getting NATO onto them, so they'll push in the places still available, the Ukraine, Georgia and possibly later on, Belarus.

EDIT: Also, 20k!

Thanks for reminding me.

That what some of these commentators wrote. He will clearly stay away from former USSR countries that are a member of NATO today or EU.

As mentioned before. Let hope he's only interested in East UKraine and Crimea.

Congrats to your 20 K post(

)

Markus

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08-12-14, 12:22 PM	#1
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,596 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	OK, no interfering in Ukraine I have throughout the crisis in Ukraine read commentators in Swedish and Danish newspaper saying that Putin is our times Hitler/Stalin and his goal is to retake what USSR lost when it collapsed Could be that Putin just is interested in East Ukraine and nothing more. What if some of these commentators(expert in Putin and/or Russia) are right and Crimea and Ukraine is just the first among more former countries to USSR. Lets look very negative into it. Let assume Putin have more countries in his mind, then I believe NATO/USA have to put a stop to his "lebensraum" I myself believe or hope that Crimea and East Ukraine is enough for Putin. Markus

08-12-14, 12:27 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Naah, what Putin wants is a military and economic buffer zone between Russia and NATO nations. Since 1990, NATO has crept closer and closer to the Russian border, and this is perceived (correctly or otherwise) as a threat to Russian national sovereignty, so Russia is pushing back. They can't do anything to the likes of Poland and the Baltic states without getting NATO onto them, so they'll push in the places still available, the Ukraine, Georgia and possibly later on, Belarus. EDIT: Also, 20k!