Anne Applebaum Quotes:
Ocupation: Journalist
Life: b. July 25, 1964
Birthday: July 25
Putin imagined it would be different. So, like many Russian leaders before him, he imagined that Ukraine was basically Russia, but they speak with a funny accent. Actually, it's not Russia; it has a different identity. It has a very different language. Russians don't automatically understand Ukrainian. And, in particular, the way Ukraine has developed over the last two decades is different from the way Russia has developed.
source: Source: www.politico.com
topic: Leader, Identity, Different, Ukrainian
