Alexei Bayer: Ukraine is the Ireland of the Russian Empire

An Ukrainian army reservist rides a tank during military exercises in the Army Training Center near the village of Desna, Chernigiv region, on December 19, 2018. - Tensions between Ukraine and Russia rosed on November 25, 2018, when Russian forces seized three Ukranian navy vessels and their crew. Russia maintained an increased military presence on the Ukrainian border, having withdrawn "less than 10%" of its workforce since the peak of tension between the two countries, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on December 16, 2018. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

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