If you think Putin will care about Russians returning home in body bags, think again. It's not like the Kremlin ever tells the truth about the true number of Russian casualties. It seems like they've been preparing for mass burials, just in time for Feb.
Former military spokesman Viktor Baranets: “It may turn out that we will have to send troops not only to Donetsk and the Lugansk regions, but also to the greater Ukraine."
Predictably, Russia's state TV aired comments by Tucker Carlson's guest, retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, who claimed that "Ukraine to Russia is like Texas to the United States."
Take note of the fact that Macgregor likes to give interviews to Russian state media (thread).
#Russia's state media has been promoting this idea of "genocide" in #Ukraine for quite some time now (thread). Don't assume anything is off the table while the Kremlin continues to pursue this narrative as an attempted justification for its future plans.