Many analysts believe Putin's objective is to topple Ukraine's current government so it can be replaced with a new pro-Russian regime
, a former senior intelligence analyst, told CBS News national security contributor Michael Morell she thought there were also"legacy issues at play" for Putin.
"What motivates Putin," former NATO Ambassador Ivo Daalder told CBS News,"is a concern about the independence of Ukraine — a worry that a functioning, successful, prosperous democracy in Ukraine poses a direct threat to his rule, because it will give people in Russia the idea that they, too, could enjoy what Ukraine enjoys, and rise up against his autocratic rule.
While many Ukrainians, especially in the country's east, are pro-Russian, Ukrainians ousted their last pro-Russia president in 2014 and have consistently elected pro-Western politicians since.
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