Had a very interesting discussion on the lessons for India from the Ukraine War so far.
The Pakistani FM to BBC: War would be suicidal. Pakistan has already started negotiating with a gun to its head! Welcome home Wing Commander Abhinanadan. Well done. You flew into the Valley of Death and survived. India is proud. Sincere condolences to Air Marshal Waseem Ud Din on the loss of his son Shahaz Ud Din under most unfortunate circumstances. He was incredibly brave to continue his mission when others had turned around. Paradigm Emerged A lot has happened since Balakot. Some in focus some out. Some hyped. Some diffused. Time to sum up the situation and see where things are heading. Militarily it is called Review of the Situation. I will do it journalistically so that the intellectual western media understands it. They might or not buy our story. Incidentally it is not a story. It is not for sale. This is real live action. Nuclear exchange receding. Not ruled out. A fundamental paradigm has emerged. India’s fight is ag...
My question is why did Putin attack Ukraine and cause extensive damage to Civilian targets ?
ReplyDeleteRussia could have launched a covert operation to dislodge the Ukraine regime and plave a puppet president there. And Russia's capability to interfere in internal affairs other Countries covertly is well known.
It's hard to guess Russias objectives but I don't think grabbing Zelensky was a priority. Time will tell but, I think they will try and absorb the eastern zone with minimum damage, perhaps up to the banks of the Dnieper, and leave the western area as a neutral buffer zone. This would be close to restoring the pre-Ukraine status-quo. They probably can take Kiev if they use maximum firepower but it looks like they have held back so far.
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