To readers,

I made a short break in writing the series of analytical articles on Ukraine – Russia relations that I have been working on in recent weeks.

To many readers, my decision looked strange. President Vladimir Putin published an article «On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians», which became his most important political statement since his speech in Munich in 2007, and my readers wonder how could I stop writing at that moment.

In an article published on the Kremlin’s website, Putin not only draw the «red line» and sent a signal to the West and Kiev that Moscow had decided to do anything to prevent Ukraine becoming Anti-Russia, including, as it is clear from the article, to use military force or hybrid warfare, but also outlined the cornerstones of a new state ideology, which Putin intends to create in the coming months.
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