Will Russia move on the Ukraine before the 20th or after? Will they play the

[CK_John]

spoiler, with a relaunch of the Soviet Union?

[atreides1]

1. I Doubt It

I don't believe that Russia wants all of the Ukraine, just the Crimea.

Afterall, according to 2001 Ukrainian Census, the population of Crimea was 2,033,700. The ethnic makeup was comprised the following self-reported groups: Russians: 52.32%; Ukrainians: 24.32%; Crimean Tatars: 18.1%; Belarusians: 1.44%; Tatars: 0.54%; Armenians: 0.43%; and Jews: 0.22%.

[Igel]

2. Plus the Donbas.

Also mostly Russian speaking, industrial, and would widen the part of the territory heading to the Caucasus.

Of course, they'd like all of the Ukraine--but that wouldn't sufficiently penalize the Ukrainians that dissed Rossiya.

[AllentownJake]

3. Tsar Putin just wants a puppet government there like he had before

He doesn't want to absorb it just control it.