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Ukraine War: Growing nationalism within Russian federation republics, a surprise to Moscow

Civilians wearing military uniforms take part in a military training organised by Ukrainian soldiers of The Third Separate Assault Brigade in Kyiv, on November 23, 2024. [AFP]

Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine continues to deliver more surprises to Moscow as nations belonging to the Russian Federation, following past conquests, begin to push for freedom and identity.

The war, which by all intentions was aimed at expanding Russian territory based on the desires of the modern Tsar at the Kremlin, has been nurturing the seed of nationalism among citizens of republics that previously had small voices in geopolitics.

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