Russia Didn’t Invade Ukraine Because Of What It Has Always Been But Because Of What It Became Over Last 30 Years – OpEd

Many are inclined to say that “Russia is attacking Russia because that is the nature of Russia,” Vasily Zharkov says; but such an essentialist explanation fails to explain why Moscow has behaved differently at different times. In fact, he says, Russia is attacking Ukraine because of what Russia has become over the last three...