Likewise, it signalled a watershed in Russia’s policy in the near abroad, most importantly with Ukraine, with whom Russia has shared fate and fortune through centuries.
Ennfremur var hún til marks um straumhvörf í stefnu Rússlands í málefnum nærsvæða, einkum Úkraínu, en þessi tvö ríki hafa deilt súru og sætu um aldir.