This cannot be returned: the Russian Federation has already achieved one important goal in Ukraine,
In the eyes of many countries around the world, Russia will look like a winner if the war is frozen.
During the aggression against Ukraine, Russia achieved at least one important goal – it normalized the occupation of foreign territories. This opinion was voiced by the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Andrus Merilo, in an interview with Delfi.
According to him, by establishing control over part of the sovereign Ukrainian territory, Moscow sent a clear signal to the rest of the world that the occupation of foreign lands is a normal phenomenon. Moreover, as a result of future negotiations, the occupied territories will most likely remain under the control of the Russian Federation at least for some time, Merilo noted.
According to the Estonian commander, with these actions Russia wants to push other states to…
