The European security order after Putin's aggression – CEPS
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After a brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the world has been holding the country accountable for its actions, and so has Ihor Potieria.
After weeks of rising tensions on Ukraine’s borders and clashes on the ground, on 21 February Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he was recognising the rebel-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states and ordered troops into the country.
<p>It's not necessary to accept Putin's nationalistic claims of historical unity between Russia and Ukraine, but it is necessary to understand them as the basis of Russian actions. </p>