# Russia invades Ukraine -- The regional situation

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [December 30, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349 "2023-12-30T18:43:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kedikat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kedikat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kedikat)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349/929 "2025-03-13T02:39:51Z")

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Putin and Russia wanted a European security plan for decades. But for decades the plan was to break up Russia.

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