Will Putin simply put another puppet govt into Ukraine like he had til 2014, and pull troops home? Or will troops stay? (revolution, economic)

[Roboteer]

Now that Putin has conquered Ukraine (present actions are just mopping up), he seems to have two choices of what to do next:

(1.) Should he simply put another puppet govt into place in Kiev that will do exactly as Putin orders, every time, and then pull most of his troops out and send them home?

or

(2.) Should Putin put in the puppet govt, and then keep the troops in Ukraine, perhaps for further use in any country nearby that gives him any trouble?

Any other options?

[GuyNTexas]

Originally Posted by Roboteer

Now that Putin has conquered Ukraine (present actions are just mopping up), he seems to have two choices of what to do next:

(1.) Should he simply put another puppet govt into place in Kiev that will do exactly as Putin orders, every time, and then pull most of his troops out and send them home?

or

(2.) Should Putin put in the puppet govt, and then keep the troops in Ukraine, perhaps for further use in any country nearby that gives him any trouble?

Any other options?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW7lNABfDVk

Educate yourself

[Pryvete]

Yeah the government that was brought in as a result of the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution was backed and financed by groups like the International Renaissance Foundation owned by George Soros and the CIA founded National Endowment for Democracy. It's telling that soon after Yanukovych was removed the European Union–Ukraine Association Agreement was signed.

I'm suspicious of whatever government Putin allows to be installed. If it's like South Ossetia and Abkhazia then perhaps they might just have to deal with economic dependency on Russia.

[Taggerung]

Huh?! That's it? The war just began and it's already almost over? Probably one of the biggest anti-climaxes in the history of warfare.

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Install a puppet Govt, and move on to Poland.

[Roboteer]

Originally Posted by NJ Brazen_3133

Install a puppet Govt, and move on to Poland.

Poland is a NATO country.

See Article 5 of the NATO treaty: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive...exts_17120.htm