Putin leverages election results to legitimize current claims over Ukrainian territory by drawing on both Soviet era claims and the history of the Russian Empire.

The entities involved

• Vladimir Putin →

  2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000-2008, 2012-present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Director of the Federal Security Service (1998-1999) and Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg (1994-1996)

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• Soviet Union →

  former country in Eurasia (1922–1991)

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