>>545990Last time I checked, The Russian Federation doesn't have an international intellgience agency the equivalent of the CIA, and nor is it part of a NATO or other shared intelligence agencies. Keep in mind, the US and her allies have massive connections and allegiences to other western superpowers who are complacent in the USA's fuckery. Does Russia have such connections/ allegiences?
>>545993Hey, I have no doubt that NATO will still go after them, but Russia is utilizing agressive tactics and an invasion WHILE UNDER SANCTION. If Russia's going to survive, it will have to find resources to extract. Annexing Ukraine or having a Russia friendly government in place will likely help them.
I'm not trying to be pro-NATO or Pro-Russia for that matter, I'm just giving my outsider looking in analysis on the matter and predicting what MAY HAPPEN. Lord knows, I could be wrong, and I won't be flabberghasted if I am.
>>545996That is a good point, but a puppet state in comparisson to being a federal subject, has significantly more autonomy both economically and politically. It doesn't have to supply federal taxes to the federation its part of, nor is it entirely beholden to Russian federal law, and it too will not subject to the embargoes placed on Russia. The only thing this puppet government is likely to do is not act in any way that will be detrimental to Russia- say… signing up with NATO.