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Should Russia reclaim Ukraine?

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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...3yrs3Y

No

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...2yrs2Y

No, and stop the war immediately

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...2yrs2Y

No, and Russia should not interfere with any other post-Soviet states

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...2yrs2Y

Yes, and reclaim all post-Soviet states

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...3yrs3Y

Yes

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...2yrs2Y

Yes, but only majority ethnic Russian areas of the East and South

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...2yrs2Y

Yes, and fully mobilize the military and economy to ensure the success of the special operation

 @RalphMcCormackanswered…3yrs3Y

This is a daft oversimplification and not Russia's goal. Western Ukraine will become a separate territory, the rest will become a neutral or relatively Russia-friendly territory. This is almost inevitable at this point and dragging it on is only a threat to Ukrainian lives as Russia is trying to execute this plan as softly and cautiously as possible.

 @972B29Vfrom Agusan del Sur  answered…2yrs2Y

No, i still respected ukraine and ukrainian people, ukraine has their own problem and we shouldn't interfere.

 @9GM35ZMUnited Russiafrom Alabama  answered…1yr1Y

End the special military operation and instead declare war in Ukraine for their attack on Russian soldiers doing operation in Donbas

 @9D24R83from Grad Zagreb  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but do it in a peaceful way

 @97SWJ6ZIndependentfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and reclaim all post-Soviet states and fully mobilize the military and economy to ensure the success of the special operation

 @98FGL6XIndependentfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

No, and Russia should not interfere with any other post-Soviet states and stop the war immediately, only majority ethnic Russian areas such as Crimea, Small portions of Donetsk and Luhansk and Northern Kazakhstan hold any significance

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