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Historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Applebaum argues Putin did not invade over NATO: he saw Ukraine's democratic movement proving that ordinary people could unseat entrenched power, worried "if they can do it in Ukraine, then people could do it in Russia," and invaded to crush that example before it spread. Frames the war as a fault line between the democratic and autocratic worlds rather than a dispute over borders or alliances. The clip carries no on-screen date and was recirculated by this account; treat it as her standing argument rather than a dated news event.
A memorial board of 21 portrait photos of teenagers and young adults, each with a black mourning ribbon, around the words STAROBELSK 22.05.2026 and a picture of candles
Memorial graphic · via DD Geopolitics on X
