Putin speaks about Ukraine during first foreign trip since February
>Putin commenting on NATO Secretary-General’s confession that the NATO bloc was getting ready for a conflict since 2014, Putin said that it was “nothing new” for Moscow. He added that for a long time, the US has been looking for an external enemy in order to rally the allies around Washington, and Russia was a better fit for that role than Iran.
https://www.rt.com/russia/558109-putin-ukraine-nato-goals/
NATO getting ready for a conflict since 2014?
When was the coup in Ukraine causing Donetsk & Luhansk areas to break away - 2014
No coinkidinks