Fascinating summary of comments made by Sergey Karaganov, a Russian political scientist and former advisor to both Yeltsin and Putin:
In particular, his assertion that Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other post-Soviet states are "fake countries" which Russia needs to "reclaim" is very telling and fits perfectly with Sergey Lavrov's recent comments about the former Warsaw Pact countries in Eastern Europe being "orphans" in need of Russia's guiding hand.
In particular, his assertion that Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other post-Soviet states are "fake countries" which Russia needs to "reclaim" is very telling and fits perfectly with Sergey Lavrov's recent comments about the former Warsaw Pact countries in Eastern Europe being "orphans" in need of Russia's guiding hand.