*We invented this story that Russia was bent on aggression in Eastern Europe. Putin is interested in creating a greater Russia, or maybe even re-creating the Soviet Union."
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*"We did not think he [Putin] was an aggressor before February 22, 2014. This is a story that we invented so that we could blame him [Putin}.
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*"He [Putin] is correct about Ukraine, just like he [Putin] is correct about the United States or Germany. The much more important point is: he {Putin] understands that he {Putin] cannot conquer Ukraine and integrate it into a greater Russia or into a reincarnation of the former Soviet Union."