Putin has had an obsession about Ukraine, an obsession to get Ukraine back into the Empire.
Marie Yovanovitch: “Putin has had an obsession about Ukraine, an obsession to get Ukraine back into the Empire.”
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Yovanovitch describes Putin's intentions regarding Ukraine and the potential implications for other former Soviet republics.
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