This nightmarish vision tallies closely with Putin's own stated objectives for the current military campaign along with his long record of public contempt and animosity towards Ukrainian statehood,' he said. 'Putin's apparent objective is to eradicate all vestiges of Ukrainian identity while condemning the country to a grim future as a military dictatorship locked firmly inside a new Russian Empire.

Taras Kuzio, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, wrote in an article for the Atlantic Council on Thursday that Moscow has indicated that it is aiming at 'the complete military conquest of Ukraine followed by a partition and a massive purge of the civilian population.' Some analysts agree that any patchy control over Ukraine by Russia could lead to some kind of partitioning of the country, particularly as Russia becomes firmly entrenched in eastern Ukraine - particularly in the Donbas region where it recognized the independence of two pro-Russian republics ahead of its invasion of the wider country. Personal Loans for 670 Credit Score or Lower Personal Loans for 580 Credit Score or Lower Best Debt Consolidation Loans for Bad Credit

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