What Does Putin Really Want in Ukraine? | Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org)
It is indeed interesting to read that Russia wants more territory. This is wrong.
Excerpt:
"He declared his intention to be protecting the Russian-speaking population of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, which Russia had recognized as independent states just three days earlier. Presumably, that goal entailed “liberating” the territory of those republics that Kyiv still controlled."
