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That's great and all, but mostly it's keeping one of their largest geopolitical rivals tied up in a war that saps their strength at relatively small cost.
Multiple things can be true. And we're hardly keeping them tied up in a war when they can unilaterally withdraw and end the war. If they don't want to end up in a protracted, hopeless war, they can stop at any time.
Well that's the thing, they can, but unless leadership changes, they won't. Can't be a strongman if you appear weak, so Putin has kind of cornered himself
And this is after he was given several off ramps. He could've withdrawn before the invasion and just said Western intelligence was paranoid. I believe Macron tried to talk him down too.