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I think they doesn’t want to put pressure on its own society. Also, Russian controlled lands are in favor to Russian rule than Ukranian but the West and Middle of the Ukraine doesn’t want it. Taking Luhansk, Donetsk, Crimea would be enough for them since the full scale invasion requires more resources.
I don't think we need to take anything at face value that comes from the western media and through their "anonymous sources". The default assumption should be that they are bullshitting or trying to pull some sort of psyop.
If you read more carefully they’re telling that what they’re gonna do and when and where. Before, Iran attack US approach to Turkiye to arrest its opponents and make a truce with Kurdish resistance due to high Kurdish population that opposes to US. I’ve seen so many news about before the attack and an operation to Iran was so obvious at that point. Before, the war I was seeing so many anti-Putin and anti-russian news.
Problem is, there was at least 4 ceasefires with Ukraine during the civil phase of war and every single one was just a cynical ploy by the UA and west to regroup and rearm UA forces. You don't give such people even a tiniest amount of trust and good will and Russia would be stupid to do that.
The problem is that Russian ruling class is addicted to Western boot polish. If USA offers them place at the Western table, they would capitulate in an instant. Luckily, Western politicians are too dumb, prideful and greedy to really do it.
They are, but it's neither of this traits that decided, they simply cannot allow Russia get closer to Europe (and certainly not as close as to became member of NATO or EU) because it's naturally born deal that would mean complete crash of post WW2 atlanticist hegemony projects. And even if, this was decided long ago, their huge fuckup was miscalculation about China which instead of going Gorbachev's way and remain cheap labour neocolony, not only remained socialist but also became superpower and is challenging US hegemony by providing alternative for global south.