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It's tough to say. Checking the demographics of Ukraine, with the western half being so pro-EU, maybe he's just taking the initiative and securing what territory he can. It's obvious that the Western half of Ukraine will not be accepting Russian rule, but the eastern half seems decidedly pro-Russia, and that includes Crimea. I doubt those on the Western side will ever be organized enough to take territory from the Russian military, and with no western intervention there's nothing really stopping Putin from keeping what he's taken.