Updates on the Ukraine war

submitted by casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter from (self.debatealtright)

sorted by:
top
newinsightfulfun
you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]NeoRail 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They'll probably hold referendums and ''democratically'' join Russia.

Personally, I would be really surprised if that happened. Giving Ukrainians citizenship would just result in the appearance of a Ukrainian political party. I think the more likely scenario is that Russia will annex the ethnically Russian territories of Ukraine and maybe some strategically important border areas. The rest would probably be given to a Russia-aligned Ukrainian military government, along the lines of Belarus.

[–]casparvoneverecBig tiddy respecter[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Russians, Belarussians, and Ukrainians are the same people- that's the crux of Putin's thesis and that Solzhenytsin as well. 41% of Ukrainians agree with that statement. Add in some propaganda and coercion and it would jump to 70% within a few years. There won't be a Ukrainian party. The Moscow government would never allow it.

[–]NeoRail 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think the Putin government has that level of control over its citizens, otherwise there would be no liberal or nationalist opposition in the country. I do not think that adding tens of millions of Ukrainian voters to the mix would be a good idea.