Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to rebuild the Russian Empire, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.
Speaking to German newspaper Bild in an interview published Thursday, the Ukrainian leader also dismissed as “ridiculous” Putin’s claim that he had provoked the Kerch crisis to improve his popularity ahead of an election.
“It is just as in 2014: Putin wants to annex a further part of Ukraine, he’s acting the same way as at that time,” Poroshenko said. “Putin wants the old Russian Empire back. Crimea, Donbas, he wants the entire country.
“As Russian emperor, which is how he sees himself, his empire cannot work without …read more
Source: European Voice
