It is often said and with some justification that “Russian liberalism ends at the borders with Ukraine” – that is, that Russian liberals support liberal values until it becomes a question of Moscow’s dominance over non-Russians within and beyond the borders of the Russian Federation and even over Russians who live beyond the capital’s ring road.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Paul Goble: When Russian liberalism doesn’t stop at border with Ukraine
People watch Tanks of Russian-backed separatists parading in the center of Donetsk during the WWII Victory Day parade on May 9.
