▁implemented ▁by ▁him , ▁and ▁which ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁stopped ▁by ▁him . ▁[...] ▁Mr . ▁Put in , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁main stream ▁political ▁class ▁in ▁Russia , ▁is ▁still ▁living ▁with ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁nost alg ia ▁for ▁the ▁imperial ▁past ". ▁The ▁Major ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Greek ▁Catholic ▁Church , ▁S vi atos lav ▁She v ch uk , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁sign ator ies ▁of ▁the ▁Budapest ▁Mem or and um ▁were ▁failing ▁to ▁honour ▁their ▁security ▁ass ur ances ▁to ▁Ukraine , ▁which ▁" has ▁been ▁attacked ▁and ▁needs ▁such ▁guarante es ▁more ▁than ▁ever ". ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁historian ▁Tim othy ▁D . ▁S ny der ▁wrote ▁that ▁Russia ' s ▁foreign ▁policy ▁was ▁" based ▁open ly ▁upon ▁the ▁eth nic ization ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁matter ▁who ▁an ▁individual ▁is ▁according ▁to ▁law ▁or ▁his ▁own ▁prefer ences : ▁that ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁speak s ▁Russian ▁makes ▁him ▁a ▁Volks gen os se ▁requiring ▁Russian ▁protection , ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁say ▁invasion ." ▁Although ▁major ities ▁in ▁all ▁regions ▁voted ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁Ukraine ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁refer endum , ▁former ▁Czech ▁president ▁V ác lav ▁Klaus , ▁said ▁that ▁Ukraine ▁was ▁an ▁artificial ly ▁created ▁state , ▁and ▁that ▁Ukraine ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁civil ▁war . ▁In ▁an ▁article ▁that ▁appeared ▁in ▁Foreign ▁Affairs , ▁John ▁J . ▁M ear she imer ,