Motivated by imperialist ambitions, Putin is rightly condemned by most for its military aggression against Ukraine. There there are other, dark truths in play here that should give us pause.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Kyiv and Moscow were inching closer to putting an end to their armed conflict, with "almost a consensus" on topics like Ukraine's NATO membership and security arrangements but still significant differences to bridge in terms of compromises on territory such as Crimea.
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