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"Putin’s goal isn’t simply to grab some Ukrainian territory. Rather, as he affirmed on Thursday, the Russian leader seeks a “fundamental solution to the Ukraine crisis” — code for making Ukraine a vassal state — and a revision of the broader “European and global security system.” Moscow’s demands include not only barring Ukraine from joining NATO or hosting foreign troops but also strict limits on its military."
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2025/03/halting-ukraine-aid-trump-courts-personal-defeat/403467/