title: Russia's latest land grab
abstract: The author offers opinions on Russia's intervention in Ukraine and occupation of the Crimea in 2014. The intervention is said to represent an escalation by President Vladimir Putin of Russia's strategy since the 1990s of supporting or contributing to separatist movements in neighboring countries which were once part of the Soviet Union such as Moldova, Georgia and Azerbaijan. It is stated that this strategy has resulted in those countries being more hostile to Russia and seeking closer ties with
journal: Foreign Affairs