By Alex Gordon, Ph.D HAIFA, Israel — The view of Ukraine as part of Russia, captured in the etymology of the Russian word “Ukraine,” is at the heart of the aggression: the “periphery,” the “border region” of the Moscow state, the “edge,” the “vassal” revolted against the “suzerain.” And the “suzerain” brings down on the “vassal” all the power of his military machine. One of the goals of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “military operation” is the “demilitarization” of Ukraine, that is, the legitimization of its subordinate position to Russia, the formal deprivation of its independence. According to Putin’s ideology, Russia’s...
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