Russian President Vladimir Putin has penned an article arguing that Russians and Ukrainians, despite the differences between their two governments since the 2014 Maidan, are actually one people, with a shared history and culture.
Unsurprisingly, the message of unity and regret over current political disputes has been met with apoplexy, both among Kiev’s more zealous anti-Russia campaigners and the West’s political and media classes. For some, Putin’s words are even tantamount to a call for the annexation of Ukraine.
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