Kremlin Analysts Push For Ukraine Annexation

Kremlin experts are using loaded WWII-era language to talk about a solution to the ‘Ukrainian Question’ and to advocate controlling parts of the country.

Published Feb. 4 2014 12:48PM EST

As Ukraine’s protests have spiraled into violence over the past month, forcing the prime minister to resign and destabilizing the iron grip of President Viktor Yanukovych, one looming question has hung over the events of the EuroMaidan: What will Putin do?

Indeed, Russia’s relationship with Yanukovych and its perceived meddling in...

Oleg Shynkarenko

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Kremlin Analysts Push For Ukraine Annexation

Kremlin experts are using loaded WWII-era language to talk about a solution to the ‘Ukrainian Question’ and to advocate controlling parts of the country.

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Oleg Shynkarenko