President Vladimir Putin försöker dra historiska paralleller mellan Ryssland och Ukraina. Genom att förneka Ukrainas rätt till självständighet, rustar han för krig. Det skriver Frivärlds senior fellow Anders Åslund i Project Syndicate.
This echoes Putin’s claim during the call-in show: “The main issues concerning Ukraine’s functioning are not decided in Kyiv, but in Washington and, partly, in Berlin and Paris.” In Putin’s view, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s acceptance of “the full external management of his country” renders any attempt to meet with him futile.