Despite the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not abandon intentions to return Ukraine to the Kremlin's sphere of influence, the annexation of the Crimea in 2014 forever put the cross on this.

Such an opinion expressed in an article for The Washington Post expressed by former Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt.

"Putin was forced to learn a lesson that should be clear from history: invading other countries is not the best way to make friends. Ukraine, which has always been somewhat divided, has now united in its resistance to Russia, "wrote Bildt.

He noted that the new generation of Ukrainians are already "perceiving Russia as an enemy".

The politician is convinced that Putin would like to be remembered in history as a leader "who took the Crimea".

"Let's see more - the question of Crimea is open. But Putin lost everything else. NATO troops are deployed in three Baltic countries and Poland. Throughout Europe defense spending is growing. Georgia has just received visa-free access to the EU. Even Belarus begins to become restless, "- writes Bildt.

He emphasizes that after all that Moscow has done, "the great nation of Ukrainians will never return to the Kremlin".

"I would not be surprised if historians of the future perceive this as an even more significant geopolitical catastrophe than the end of the USSR. The dissolution of the Soviet Union was, sooner or later, inevitable. However, the Ukrainian catastrophe could be avoided. She is the creation of the hands of the Kremlin, "Bildt said..

As reported by the "Observer", earlier the Foreign Minister of Britain announced another insidious plan of the Kremlin.

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