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Russia’s to Massively Strike Ukraine Within the Next 48 Hours, Zelensky Says
(www.kyivpost.com)
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The predominant explanation is that nationalist or imperialist ideology drives Putin.
The other explanation, the reasons given by Russia for the invasion are that it's a preemptive war to protect their national security - and for those reasons they continue the war. See this case study for some quotes by Avril Haines, the U.S. director of National Intelligence and Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO agreeing with this.
I believe both can be true.