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What is the Russian President's ultimate goal regarding Ukraine?
What is the Russian President's ultimate goal regarding Ukraine?
To conquer Ukraine and reassemble the countries of the former Soviet Union.
What does Putin wish to 'right' according to the text?
What does Putin wish to 'right' according to the text?
The wrongs of the fall of the USSR in the Cold War, thirty years ago.
What does Putin deny regarding Ukrainian history, culture, and language?
What does Putin deny regarding Ukrainian history, culture, and language?
The right to exist.
What path has Ukraine chosen since declaring independence in 1991?
What path has Ukraine chosen since declaring independence in 1991?
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What does Putin consider the conquest of Ukraine to be vital for?
What does Putin consider the conquest of Ukraine to be vital for?
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What does Putin wish to reconstitute, according to the text?
What does Putin wish to reconstitute, according to the text?
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When did modern Russia's war against Ukraine start?
When did modern Russia's war against Ukraine start?
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Which countries shrugged off their Soviet past and integrated with NATO and the EU in the early 1990s?
Which countries shrugged off their Soviet past and integrated with NATO and the EU in the early 1990s?
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What are some of the core values and DNA of Ukrainian society mentioned in the text?
What are some of the core values and DNA of Ukrainian society mentioned in the text?
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What was the percentage of Ukrainian territory under Russian occupation?
What was the percentage of Ukrainian territory under Russian occupation?
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What does the text say about the pace of change in post-Soviet countries since the Soviet Union's collapse?
What does the text say about the pace of change in post-Soviet countries since the Soviet Union's collapse?
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What is one reason mentioned in the text for Russia's aggression against Ukraine?
What is one reason mentioned in the text for Russia's aggression against Ukraine?
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Which two countries became targets of military aggression by Russia, according to the text?
Which two countries became targets of military aggression by Russia, according to the text?
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What event marked the start of an open invasion of a much larger scale by Russia in 2022?
What event marked the start of an open invasion of a much larger scale by Russia in 2022?
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Which country tried to hold on to its Soviet heritage and slowed down its pace of change?
Which country tried to hold on to its Soviet heritage and slowed down its pace of change?
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What was the outcome of Russian troops illegally entering Crimea in 2014?
What was the outcome of Russian troops illegally entering Crimea in 2014?
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