boytoy wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2026 8:49 pm Whats the end goal here is russia looking to take back the whole ukkraine or just a section of it still

Since it has come to war Russia is by force carrying out the aim of protecting the Russian speakers of east Ukraine, reminder that to this day Zelensky has still not repealed the law made after the 2014 coup allowing discrimination against Russian speakers within Ukraine.

West Ukraine is very anti-Russian and Russia has no interest taking it over but has mentioned a possible return to Russia of the areas in pink and Crimea in the map below.

The problem for west Ukraine is that it's not rich enough to support itself and may end up being swallowed by Poland and Romania who have controlled the region at various times in the past.