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Why is Vladimir Putin threatening to take another bite out of Ukraine, after devouring Crimea in 2014? That is not an easy question to answer because Putin is a one-man psychodrama, with a giant inferiority complex toward America that leaves him always stalking the world with a chip on his shoulder so big it’s amazing... Read more »
If Putin decides indeed to take another bite out of Ukraine, it will be first because...
He’s not particularly concerned, though, with what’s in Ukraine.
Putin’s claims on Ukraine are part of his plan to hold power in a permanent state of conflict. But they also resonate deeply with Russia’s people and its history.