For centuries there have been attempts to divide Russia, analyst says President Vladimir Putin's words about the West's intentions to divide Russia are "symbolic and extremely significant", at a time when some Western countries are renewing their efforts to destroy "brotherhood built over centuries" within the Eurasian nation, Argentinian international analyst Cristian Lamsa told Sputnik. "For hundreds of years, there have been efforts to divide Russia, dismember it and pit its people against each other - peoples who are brothers," the expert noted. In this context, Lamsa notes "the use of Ukraine as a battering ram against Russia, when in fact the Ukrainian and Russian people are more than just brothers."

For centuries there have been attempts to divide Russia, analyst says President Vladimir Putin's words about the West's intentions to divide Russia are "symbolic and extremely significant", at a time when some Western countries are renewing their efforts to destroy "brotherhood built over centuries" within the Eurasian nation, Argentinian international analyst Cristian Lamsa told Sputnik. "For hundreds of years, there have been efforts to divide Russia, dismember it and pit its people against each other - peoples who are brothers," the expert noted. In this context, Lamsa notes "the use of Ukraine as a battering ram against Russia, when in fact the Ukrainian and Russian people are more than just brothers."