Foreign Policy

Putin tries to celebrate ‘diversity’ as justification for war in Ukraine

By Joel Gehrke
Published October 9, 2023 10:57am ET
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Putin tries to celebrate ‘diversity’ as justification for war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has adopted the rhetoric of multiculturalism to justify the war in Ukraine as part of an apparent initiative to offset the loss of political and economic ties in Europe. “First, there are many civilizations, and none is superior or inferior to another,” Putin said this week at the Valdai International Discussion […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has adopted the rhetoric of multiculturalism to justify the war in Ukraine as part of an apparent initiative to offset the loss of political and economic ties in Europe.

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