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The annexation of Crimea and the large-scale destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine, orchestrated, funded and supplied with arms and manpower by the Kremlin, constitute blatant, unprecedented violations of the system that has kept relationships between the European States in check since the end of World War II (Helsinki Final Act, Charter of the United Nations, Budapest Memorandum). As such, these events are a serious breach of the European order and to fully understand the implications, it is essential to become aware of the true nature of the regime in place in Moscow. Our ability to provide reliable answers to the burning issue of Ukraine depends on it, as well as the future cohesion, and possibly even the long-term sustainability, of the EU, and also the hope for Russian citizens of building a society based on the Rule of Law and democracy. The stakes are incredibly high. Lire la suite