But I was still betting on Abkhazia-style puppeteering over actual annexation. That makes it the first annexation in a very, very long time, and leads to all kinds of diplomatic and political consequences that are bad for Russia. Of course it won't lead to an invasion of Russia, so maybe Putin gets off leaving the diplomatic consequences as what he has to suffer.
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But I was still betting on Abkhazia-style puppeteering over actual annexation. That makes it the first annexation in a very, very long time, and leads to all kinds of diplomatic and political consequences that are bad for Russia. Of course it won't lead to an invasion of Russia, so maybe Putin gets off leaving the diplomatic consequences as what he has to suffer.