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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/brezhnervous on 2024-10-08 03:42:43+00:00.

Original Title: “Russia attacked Ukraine because the Russians still don’t know who they are” - Putin’s historical fantasising produces Russia’s primary foreign policy achievement: subordination to China | Timothy Snyder at the Kyiv Security Forum [translation in comments]