>>512567113>baitedIn the very long term, Russians would obviously want to reclaim their historical capital.
>thought you'd win in a weekRussia started the war with a partial mobilization in anticipation of a much larger and longer conflict. They demobilized because it was easier and shorter than expected.
>enemy of the entire civilized worldOf the 9 Billion people on Earth, 8 Billion side emphatically with Russia. This represents a full 70% of the human economic and industrial base, and 100% of the nations that can build hypersonic missiles.
>and all you got wasAluminium, Coal, REMs, 1/3rd of the world's wheat, energy dominance over Europe, control of the Black Sea, a secure border, demilitarization of a large neighbor, NATO expansion halted.
Unironically the only thing Russia did wrong in this war was the good faith withdrawal from Kiev. They should have executed all the heads of state and seized the country with surprise elections.