This is not the first time Moscow wants to divide Ukraine. There were attempts 400 years ago. How did an alliance with the Tsar turn into betrayal? And why did the Cossacks find themselves exiles in their own land?
Cossack Siromakha tells the truth about the era of Ruin: a time when hetmans fought to unify the state, and Moscow destroyed cities and evicted Ukrainians from the Right Bank.
Watch the full vlog “Behind the Scenes of Ruin” on the YouTube channel “Side by Side”
This is a story that is repeating itself today.