In her weekly UOL column, CEBRI Senior Fellow, Fernanda Magnotta, explained 14 key points to understanding what is happening in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The article was the most read on UOL's website today.

According to Magnotta, "the movement is part of the symbolic and material restoration of the idea of 'Mother Russia' and what the country understands to be its 'natural area of influence'." Countries on the other side see Vladimir Putin's move as a threat to Europe and claim that Russia is denying Ukraine's sovereignty, as well as being an orchestrated action to favor Russian interests.

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