Russia could expect to capture

[GoldfishLord]

We can see how this create an incentive for Russia to initiate a war in today's world.
Suppose that under the current balance of power, Russia could expect to capture this portion of Ukrainian territory in a war. Everything to the left stays Ukraine. And everything to the right goes to Russia. We can let the military planners decide exactly where this line should be.

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I think that "could expect to" should be changed to "could be expected to", because Russia is not a human and doesn't think.
I'd like to know what you think about that.

 

[5jj]

We ofen use the names of countries to represent their leader(s) and/or people.

 

[GoldfishLord]

I'd also like to know if "could expect to" is natural in that context.

 

[5jj]

Yes.

 

[Tdol]

If you want to use could be expected to, there's nothing wrong with it, but it could suggest that this view is held by others rather than Russia.