Putin’s Ukraine rhetoric driven by distorted view of neighbour

Analysis: Russian president believes it his 'duty’ to reverse Kyiv’s path towards westEven as Vladimir Putin has built up an invasion force on his borders, he has repeated a refrain that Russians and Ukrainians are one people, bemoaning a “fraternal” conflict that he himself has provoked.As Putin speaks on Tuesday with Joe Biden, western analysts have likened his focus on Kyiv to an “obsession” while Russians have said Putin believes it his “duty”