#Ukrainian identity is destroyed there with a passion - hundreds of thousands of #Ukrainian books burned down, people are punished for wanting to learn or speak #Ukrainian.

This quote from the article by #Peter_Pomeranzev and #Johanna_Peiper describes the current situation well:

"But this idea that #Putin will be ­satisfied with some haggling over territory misreads #Russia’s aims, which are to destroy #Ukraine’s right to exist independently, politically, and culturally.