Understanding Putin's narrative about Ukraine is the master key to this crisis

[JudyM]

3. Interesting conjecture about the minimal invasion being adequate for his interests.

I hope this is true, even though it has its own repercussions.

Convinced that Nato will never reject Ukraine’s membership, Putin has now taken his own steps to block it. By invading Donetsk and Luhansk, he has created a “frozen conflict”, knowing the alliance cannot admit countries that don’t control all their borders.