![]() The Euromaidan protests began in November 2013 when the pro-Russian government attempted to reverse long-running efforts to integrate the country with Europe. ‘I don’t think anyone can claim to know in its entirety’ he said, ‘but first, he is an ultra-nationalist and believes in the greater destiny of Russia…for Putin, Russia does have a special destiny, to be more than the sum of its parts.’ ![]() James Nixey, director of the Russia and Eurasia programme at the international affairs think tank Chatham House, told .uk that Putin is driven by a sense of righting what he sees as history’s wrongs. ![]() ![]() Putin appeared at a concert marking the seventh anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow last year (Picture: Sputnik/AFP) ![]()
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