it is, in many ways, much more important in soviet history. and even in the post soviet space. he said nothing. you have it exactly right. i read, immediately in russian and then in english you know, my russian is lacking. i read it on a kremlin website. and i kept waiting for the payoff. it never came. it never came. and what you found there was just the resuscitation, the repetition of what i would call a salvation narrative. you can t possibly say in real terms why invaded in ukraine. he s a invaded ukraine because he wanted a battle with the west after long years of resentment. he invaded ukraine because it was growing fitfully, more and more democratic, more morrow a from russia. and more and more away from the conception of a modern imperial russia.
siberia. mariupol s most desperate people being pushed into russian territory. the american ambassador to the u.n. has raised concerns about the apparent forced removals. a tactic that is well worn in soviet history. your mother worked in the coal mine? yeah. reporter: he s 76 today but he was only 3 when soldiers show under at his family home in southern estonia, then part of the soviet union, to take his family away. translator: we saw cars very, very layerly. never been in a car before, this time, we got to ride a car. reporter: you couldn t understand why everyone was upset, because you were excited to be able to ride in a car? translator: for me, it was not understandable. my family used to be very cheerful. i couldn t understand why my brother was not making jokes. my sister was not laughing. mom had tears in her eyes. and father was very gloomy.