E-felsThe Kremlin's myths about "historically Russian lands" in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova mask Moscow's deliberate strategy of imperial expansion, argues Agnia Grigas, PhD.
"... The Kremlin has long blurred the lines between ethnic Russians, Russian speakers, non‑Russian ethnic minorities such as Abkhazians and Ossetians, and political “compatriots.” This allows Moscow to manufacture a constituency that justifies military intervention, ..."
Russian talk of protecting compatriots masks Putin’s imperial ambitions
Four years after Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the international debate about how the war should end remains haunted by myths first promoted by the Kremlin more than a decade ago, writes Agnia Grigas.
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