Today, 12:26 PM
Putin has given Kiev literally every opportunity to end this war if they would just cede the territories that are aligned with Russia. Prior to the invasion, Russia gave Kiev literally every opportunity to prevent the invasion, if they would just stop shelling the Donbass.
There is not much evidence to support that taking all of Ukraine was "always the plan". There is however a ton of evidence to support that taking eastern Ukraine was indeed always the plan, as Putin has been saying that since the late 90's.
Kiev and the west, with their complete inability to negotiate peace, is giving Putin very little choice but to take all of Ukraine. That may or may not put a smile on Putin's face, but I don't think there is reason to believe that it was "always the plan".
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