Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
yeah I think you're probably right.

I think they'll keep Crimea and the Donbas and probably a land bridge between the two. This can be presented as a success in Russia.
Indeed. I have thought throughout that the Russians will have increased their land-grab when the dust settles. Not as much as they had hoped, of course. The Ukranians desperately need to hold on to Odesa and I think they will.