John Bolton: Putin’s main goal isn’t annexation of Crimea or other parts of Ukraine…

John Bolton makes the case that Putin’s main goal in the Ukraine is to install a more Russian-sympathetic government in Ukraine, not the annexation of Crimea or even parts of Ukraine. He points out that if Russia were to annex Crimea, he would be greatly lessening the chances of getting a puppet government in Ukraine because a large portion of the Russia population in Ukraine are in Crimea.

Only if he can’t install a puppet government, Bolton suggests, then he may use military force to take Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.


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