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NEWS >Russia/Ukraine Gunfights in northern and western Kiev Russian reserves (allegedly) being deployed for the next phase of the assault DPR and LPR officially went on the offensive to liberate the territories of the DPR and LPR. OBSE is evacuating all of their staff from Ukraine Melitopol contested, encircled by Russian forces Martial law has been introduced in Ukraine >Syria SANA reports three Syrian soldiers killed, and material damage was caused by IDF strikes that targeted sites near Damascus Airport and other locations >Ethiopia Egypt calls for urgent negotiations with Ethiopia/Sudan on dam >Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian said in his first reaction on Thursday following Russias invasion of Ukraine the crisis is “rooted in NATOs provocations” >Sahel Nigeria 'surprised' and did not condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine or call for the cessation of hostilities
Power projection, strategic depth, best soil in the world. If they take Ukraine they could be in Munich in 2 weeks.
Ukraine insulates Moscow. If you try to invade Moscow now Russia will swallow you the deeper into Russia you go. Before that you could easily harass Russia from Ukraine. Ottomans used Ukraine as a base to raid and enslave Russians. It was called the Vampire of Russia
For Russia more land is always better. That's not even to mention that controlling Ukraine tightens Russia's supply of wheat. Now it can basically make the entire middle east into client states because they need to the food or else they will starve
