Putin refused to introduce troops: the Russian Federation voiced the initial plan of invasion in Ukraine
According to Nightingale, the Russian soldiers wanted to repeat the NATO Air Forces campaign in Yugoslavia in 1999 to see "what will happen". However, the Kremlin's head insisted on a land invasion, because he thought that Ukrainians would meet the army of the Russian Federation, if not joyful and with flowers, then without resistance silently. In addition, as the historian suggested, Putin decided that the plan with bombardment of Ukraine without the introduction of troops was too small.
Yes, Ukraine is the main country of the region, so it was necessary to go Va-Bank. "The transformation of Ukraine into part of a confederation with Russia is a decisive exit to the Western borders. And from there it would be possible to look differently at all," the nightingale said. In his opinion, Putin also planned to occupy Moldova to then invade Georgia, Armenia and Kazakhstan.
Moreover, if everything went too well with Ukraine, and the response of the event would be minimal, the Kremlin's head would have decided on a military campaign to capture the Baltic countries through Belarus. On April 6, Ukrainian scouts announced new operations for the destruction of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The GUR MO admitted that during the year of the war they "fell in love" to eliminate the invaders with the help of aircraft.