A Russian newspaper has published what it says is a strategy document calling for Russia to annex Crimea and absorb other parts of Ukraine that was presented to Kremlin leaders in early February 2014, shortly before Ukraine’s pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych was forced from power.
The independent weekly Novaya Gazeta posted an abridged version of the document on its website Tuesday. It calls it an “analytical note” presumably presented to the Russian administration between February 4-15, 2014.
“The V. Yanukovych regime finally went bankrupt. For the Russian Federation to continue to support it politically, diplomatically, financially and informationally no longer makes …read more
Source: Voice of America
