In the beginning, Hitler said he only wanted former German territories and that he needed lebensraum (room for living). Europeans let him have one such area. Then he wanted another. Ultimately, he wanted to recreate the Roman Empire and invaded Europe. There are direct parallels between Hitler’s actions and those of Putin. Putin invaded Georgia and annexed part of that country. Then he invaded Crimea and took it by force on the pretext that he was protecting Russianspeaking peoples. Now he’s invaded Ukraine to defeat supposed Nazis. His goal is to recreate the Soviet empire. His logic is the same ...