A key historical determinant of today’s tensions between Russia and the West is the missed opportunity of the 1990s. The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the subsequent Europeanization attempt of the new Russian Federation had come as a surprise to the West.
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Andreas Umland: Would Russia become pro-Western after Putin?
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a prayer service following his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 7.
