Putin is calculating that the more Ukrainians his forces and his proxies kill, the more Ukrainian territory they will be able to seize. And the more Putin forces Ukraine to devote scarce resources to war rather than improving the economy, the more he can destabilize the government in Kiev
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STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON RUSSIAN-BACKED SEPARATISTS DECLARING NEW STATE IN UKRAINE - Press Releases - United States Senator John McCain
