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23 Feb 2022

Ukraine through the eyes of Vladimir Putin

Europe Editor and Presenter

At the centre of the greatest crisis Europe has faced since the Second World War is one man – President Vladimir Putin.

In an impassioned address to the nation on Monday he set out in 7,500 rambling words his version of this region’s history.

It is that reading of history which motivates, and he claims justifies, his actions in Ukraine.