Ukrainian Rebel Push Reveals Russian Power Grab to Czech General
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Russia wants to use a recent offensive by separatists in Ukraine to reassert its global and European influence and erect a buffer zone on its border, said the head of the Czech General Staff, elected as the next chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
General Petr Pavel, 53, who said he was speaking in his capacity as the Czech Republic’s highest-ranking military commander before joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in June, said that Russia sees Ukraine as a key element of regaining its status.