Abstract
Significance Putin has alternated between this limited war aim and a desire for the total conquest of Ukraine. These seemingly incompatible aims stem from different nationalist traditions, one concerned about restoring the Soviet empire in all but name, the other a narrower focus on a 'Russian world'. Impacts There is little evidence that Eurasian or pan-Russian ideas hold profound appeal for Russian voters. The logic of the 'Russian world' will dictate the erosion of Ukrainian culture from occupied lands. Talk of protecting fellow-Russians must be a continuing concern in the Baltic states, Kazakhstan and Belarus too.
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