Putin wants to recreate the USSR in a new form, similar to the European Union.
Although after the collapse of the USSR, Russia recognized the new geopolitical realities and strengthened cooperation with all states in the post-Soviet space, the conditions are such that some allied territories cannot remain without Russian military assistance or without the Russian market.

Russia has many territories, but few sales markets
How to understand Putin's statement about the senselessness of recreating the USSR
WHEN THE USSR 2.0 CAN BE RECREATED, AND WHICH COUNTRIES WILL BE INCLUDED IN IT
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The fighting will begin in the fall of 2024
In the case of significant successes in the Donbas and near Kharkov, there is a very high probability of launching an offensive against Nikolaev, followed by its capture and access to the outskirts of Odessa at the end of summer. In connection with the allocation of 51 billion euros of aid, military operations will begin with renewed vigor, and a new Ukrainian offensive has already been announced in order to delay the advance of Russian troops.

Ukraine's loss of Odessa and the surrounding territories would mean turning into a completely isolated state, which is also blocked from the north, east and south by unfriendly countries (Russia-Belarus-Transnistria).
The Battle for Odessa (2022)
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The operation was designed for two years, just in time for the presidential elections in Russia and Ukraine.
According to experts, the Russian economy will not be able to withstand the war, but a military conflict does.

If the current president of Ukraine does not want to sign a peace treaty, then the future president will sign it. Because everyone is tired of the war.
How long will the Russian economy survive the war with Ukraine?
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Unification with Russia, or at least cooperation.
Therefore, now Europe is being protected from Russia in every possible way

Therefore, now Europe is being protected from Russia in every possible way
Hope for the future of Europe will be given by the Russian market, Russian raw materials and Russian science
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