After taking office in 2000 the Russian president called collapse of the Soviet Union a genuine tragedy and the greatest geo-political catastrophe of the 20th century.

Vladimir Putin, a one-time KGB operative, has long feared the West’s threat to Russia’s security.

For 20 years he has rebuilt or forced compliant relationships on Russia’s borders.

Is this invasion of Ukraine one step in his plan to reconstitute the Soviet Union?

Eric Sorensen looks at Vladimir Putin’s grand plan.

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