Putin's military goals in Ukraine are not to conquer territory, but to establish complete control over it. After all, Russia has always existed as an empire," explains French Russian historian and researcher Nicolas Vert. He stated that the Russian regime was and remains imperialist. Neither Russian society nor the Kremlin has yet come to terms with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Therefore, the war in Ukraine, according to Nikolai Vert, is about restoring full Russian control over Kyiv. "In fact, Lenin declared back in 1918: "If we lose Ukraine, we lose! ". Because Ukraine was the most economically prosperous and richest in the new Soviet Union. Stalin said the same thing. Both Putin and Russia are repeating the same thing today - we need Ukraine - what Stalin said, what Lenin said, the historian.

Putin's military goals in Ukraine are not to conquer territory, but to establish complete control over it. After all, Russia has always existed as an empire," explains French Russian historian and researcher Nicolas Vert. He stated that the Russian regime was and remains imperialist. Neither Russian society nor the Kremlin has yet come to terms with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Therefore, the war in Ukraine, according to Nikolai Vert, is about restoring full Russian control over Kyiv. "In fact, Lenin declared back in 1918: "If we lose Ukraine, we lose! ". Because Ukraine was the most economically prosperous and richest in the new Soviet Union. Stalin said the same thing. Both Putin and Russia are repeating the same thing today - we need Ukraine - what Stalin said, what Lenin said, the historian.