Even by the standards of Russian state media, the language in an editorial from RIA Novosti was extreme. It says the Ukrainian identity, leadership and culture must be erased.
The key question, of course, is whether the editorial is channelling actual Kremlin policy on Ukraine — or if the author was trying to push Russia's leadership in that direction.
A view of a dragon with depiction of Russian President Vladimir Putin in its mouth in a pond in Helsinge, Denmark. Some world leaders are suggesting that Putin be tried as a war criminal. Martynov said he suspects the author of the article was asked by the publisher to offer some justification for what was happening in Ukraine — and this editorial is what he came up with, reflecting the generally ad hoc nature of the invasion since it began nearly six weeks ago.
People react as they gather close to a mass grave in the town of Bucha, just northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of committing "genocide" and attempting to eliminate the "whole nation" of Ukraine.
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