Why Putin Went to War

Two years ago today Vladimir Putin explained why he went to war. He said he had no intention to control Ukraine and only wanted to "demilitarize" and "de-Nazify" it, after the U.S. had pushed Russia too far, wrote Joe Lauria.



By Joe Lauria
Special to Consortium News
Originally published Feb

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