Vladimir Putin stopped using the preposition “v” (or “in”) Ukraine in 2004, reverting to the older form “na” (or “on”) in official government documents – an indication that the Kremlin leader does not view Ukraine as a country but rather as a Russian borderland, according to Andrey Illarionov. From the time he became president in … Continue reading When a preposition is predetermination: Putin began attack on Ukraine’s statehood in 2004