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2022-03-04T22:58:53.020Z
The West's harsh sanctions are not likely to upset Russian President Vladimir Putin's goals in Ukraine, says Hugo von Essen, an analyst at the Center for Eastern European Studies. "Putin has his ultimate goals and I think he is willing to do anything to achieve them," he said
One of the goals is to destroy the European security system, according to von Essen.
- Secondly, for Putin, it is personally about being remembered as the great Russian leader who managed to recreate a kind of Russian empire, where Ukraine and Belarus are important pieces of the puzzle.
Hear Hugo von Essen about Putin's goal in the clip.
Source: svt
