Ok folks, as of now the intent from Putin is to freeze the conflict. Here is the source,
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On the other hand, mobilization, about which he said that Russia, through mobilization, would have the resources to protect the occupied lands, which he declared part of the Russian Federation. True, not all 4 regions are completely controlled by Russian troops, but he apparently wants to leave his presence in all four and move on to some kind of frozen conflict.
@Nadinbrzezinski So a new Thirty-Eighth Parallel?
@ch1quaymunkey thatβs what he wants. Ukraine will not accept that
Putin says: we will not push out the Ukrainian troops, we will maintain the line of contact now, as it is. This means that he understands that he does not have the resources to attack.