rohitvatsa
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That's correct they expected to be welcomed in the parts of Ukraine where insurgency is more.As a matter of fact the Ukranian Prez. was pretty unpopular due to his decisions in relation to Inflation etc but the war united Ukranians.At this moment the popularity rating of Zelenskyy is higher than ever in his tenure.Ukranians are mounting a spirited resistance but more than that they are winning the information warfare.Ukraine is no Chechnya. Using brute force would've turned Russians against this so called Special Military operations. It carries historical values. Even the modern day Russia was founded in Ukraine.
This time Ukraine was also better prepared. Last time propaganda worked. Because they were trying to takeover pro Russian areas. This time game has changed. Their expectations of being welcomed again with open arms flopped. They are shocked with resistance. These push towards peace talks shows that even they want this to end. They want to do it by saving their face which Ukraine doesn't want.
Russia is not a middle east country dependent entirely on Oil.Marriage of convience doesn't last long. They are a middle income country. They cannot forever rely on India and China to buy their oil. One great thing Putin did with all this was strengthen and united the EU.