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Putin tried to justify his full-scale invasion with an essay that denied any substantive distinction between Ukrainians and Russians. But he willfully ignored the most crucial historical difference.
First established in the days of Kyiv Rus, the legendary Khotyn Fortress and its epic 1621 battle mark the first historical example of a halt to the invasion of Europe from the East.