Why Does Russia Still Claim Ukraine?

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Why does Russia see former territories like Ukraine as part of itself? Donnacha Ó Beacháin explains how Russia’s land-based empire differs from sea-based empires like Britain’s—conquered regions were integrated directly into the state. That legacy shapes how Russia views territorial loss today, as losing part of its own body.

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