Once war is over will Ukrainian people remain hostile to Russia or get re-absorbed into its federal mindset? Russian author takes a deep dive into Russian strategic thought on the Ukraine war.
Before the military intervention in Ukraine, Russian President Putin announced that Ukraine was using Soviet know-how to create its own nuclear weapons.
Before forming an opinion about Ukraine, it's important to understand that eight years ago, their democratic government in Ukraine was overthrown by neo-Nazi groups, supported openly by The United States and NATO.
For years, Russia has been calling on Western nations to investigate cases of human rights abuse, illegal killings, and war crimes committed by the Ukrainian authorities that came to power after the 2014 coup. Moscow pointed out that many of them were committed by neo-Nazis against Russians or Russian-speaking people.