Russian Federation. So in 2008, we have a war in Georgia. In 2014, we have the annexation of the Crimea and start of the hybrid warfare in Donbass. And in 2022, we have the all-out aggression against Ukraine. But the goal is still the same. The goal didn't change from the times of Boris Yeltsin. It's reassuring Russian control over this post-Soviet space. And it would be impossible to achieve that without Ukraine, the second largest Soviet and then post-Soviet republic being part of that project. So there are a couple of places I want to go now. It's going to get a little difficult because there are a few threats to follow. But let's start with this one, which has to do with the evolution of institutional and state power in Russia versus in Ukraine. And why was it that these two nations diverged so significantly? Even though Ukraine's economic crisis post the fall of the Soviet Union was arguably worse than in Russia, but there was more optimism around sovereignty in Ukraine and also (32/40)
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