• Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml
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    19 hours ago

    Their goalposts have moved. Originally they attacked on all fronts including the capital and expected to topple Ukraine within a week.

    • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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      Their goalposts haven’t moved, their strategy was to open with shock and awe and then push for protracted war, taking advantage of surprise. They didn’t expect to topple Ukraine in a week, that’s largely a misquote from the early 2010s.