The main reason Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea and the Donbas, Aleksandr Shmelyev says, is that he feared the ideas that had animated Ukrainians at the time of the Maidan would spread into Russia and become the basis of a similar challenge to himself. To prevent that, he acted as he did so as to alienate...
Putin invaded Ukraine to prevent ‘Ukrainian’ ideas from spreading into Russia, says commentator
By Ukrainian Weekly Editor3 Mins Read
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