https://luxzenburg.org/tags/russia/Recent content in Russia on LuxzenburgHugoenSun, 30 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://luxzenburg.org/posts/putin-finland-2014/Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://luxzenburg.org/posts/putin-finland-2014/<blockquote> <p><em>This article was originally written on 30 March 2014 and published on blog.luxzenburg.org — twelve years before the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and eight years before Finland&rsquo;s accession to NATO. It is republished here as a historical document and reflects the author&rsquo;s ideas at the time of writing.</em></p> </blockquote> <hr> <p>An article in the Times of India gives pause for thought. According to a former Russian Minister of Economic Affairs, Putin does not only want Crimea back. Belarus, more parts of Ukraine, and even EU member state Finland he reportedly wants to &lsquo;reclaim&rsquo; — to restore the old Russian Empire.</p>