Imaging the day after a Russian conquest of Kyiv: Not a pretty picture

By James M. Dorsey

It may be only a matter of time before Russian troops control the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and topple President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

However, that may not be the end of the story. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops could find themselves in Ukraine for the long haul depending on whether Ukrainians have the stomach to launch an insurgency.

If so, Mr. Putin knows the drill. Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989 after a costly…