he wanted control of Ukraine ...whether like Belarus with a puppet or absorbed into russia (the comment , Ukrainians really russians )
he also wanted a demonstration of russian power
the land grab was the fallback - consolation prize
he still believes in a rusisan sphere of influence and likely , if possible , a russian empire ...certainly expansion
he was hardly secretive about all his ambitions
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