It's the demographics, stupid. Every Country on the planet has to play the demographics game to ensure it's future. The number of productive workers only decreases over time from the base demographic pool (ignoring outside variables like immigration).
Russia has no choice, but to absorb the horde-lands, to avoid it's own demographic decline. Putin can do nothing, and Russia will either deteriorate or he will simply be deposed by his more savage generals & oligarchs. Alternatively, he can address the decline head-on by absorbing the old USSR factions.
The US knew all of this, long ago. It's why there are so many videos over the years talking about how important Ukraine is, generally propagandized as democracy being brought to Ukraine through the CIA coup planted jew in power.
For Russia, this is about survival. For the US, it's about control, especially financial control after Putin wrested Russia's currency back from the jew banking mafia. Which one wins, or even blinks first, in the end?
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