For one year, Russia has pursued a long, costly war of aggression against Ukraine. Its objective is obvious: to destabilize Ukraine so that the new democratic regime fails. Therefore, the West should adjust its goals accordingly to offer Ukraine financial support.The Kremlin has presented one false objective after the other for this aggression. On February 27, 2014, “little green men”—that is, Russian special forces in Russian uniforms but without insignia—occupied the Crimean regional parliament. The next day, they took over the peninsula’s two international airports. Within two weeks, these troops had skillfully occupied all of Crimea. …read more
Source: Atlantic Council