Putin’s incredible reaction when a journalist said that Ukraine belonged to Austria
Putin is one of the last great leaders ofthe modern era. After all, he took over a broken country and made it asuperpower in 20 years. His response to an Austrian journalist‘s assertionthat western Ukraine once belonged to the Austro-HungarianEmpire, and even in German, will beforever etched in the memory of all. As far as […]

Putin is one of the last great leaders ofthe modern era.
After all, he took over a broken country and made it asuperpower in 20 years.
His response to an Austrian journalist‘s assertionthat western Ukraine once belonged to the Austro-HungarianEmpire, and even in German, will beforever etched in the memory of all.
As far as the Austrian historical “right” to WesternUkraine is concerned, it is worth noting that this isthe mainreason for the separation of the easternRussian-speaking part from the western, German-speaking part.
The “Germans of the Black Sea” lived (and still live) in the area.