Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
A lot of Ukranians whose first language is Russian and who lived in what are now cities destroyed by the Russians won't necessaily appreciate the concept of 'linguistic reasoning'.
Of course not. The entire war is entirely unjustifiable on every level. However, I thought we were considering Putin's actions and reasoning? In which case, it is a fact that much of eastern Ukraine is Russian speaking and the protection of said population is a reasoning that Putin would use. I don't think he would ever have sought to occupy the entirety of Ukraine