If Russia wins the war, how many other countries will they invade?

[CumbrianLefty]

Moldova might have merged with Romania (or at least be well on the way to doing so) by the time the Russians get around to there. Which would still leave Transnistria's status unresolved, of course.

[CumbrianLefty]

Lol, thos thread is a pure gold

I would have thought you got excited at the thought of Russia invading more countries.

[CumbrianLefty]

This question implies that Putin and his supporters—and fwiw, a lot of Russians who are not his supporters—have the same kind of Complex regarding other countries in Europe that they do with Ukraine. Or that the Russian military has any serious capability left for other misadventures.

I do indeed take your latter point - but the idea that Russia should restore the "glory days" and take pretty much the entire former Soviet/Tsarist empire back, is now a staple of state media.

[CumbrianLefty]

Moldova, Khazakstan, Uzbekistan.

Little bit of Poland and Finland.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

They could be in this for the long haul.

In the "long haul" Putin will be dead, and their successor could yet decide better relations with much of the world and no longer being a pariah state count for more than Duginist fantasies.

[CumbrianLefty]

Everything east of the Atlantic Ocean and South of the English Channel.

In this (vanishingly unlikely with knobs on) scenario, why stop there?