Putin on Crimea, Ukraine and Russia: an infantile fantasy enacted in a grandiose way. The desire is to return to the mother (in a symbolic form). "Violence" (making war, etc.) is an hysterical desire to actualize this desire, even as the illusion of "male aggression" is a counterphobic defense against it.

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RETURN TO MOTHER

Putin Hails Return Of Peninsula To 'Motherland'

Putin, in Crimea, hails ‘return to Motherland’

Putin says Russia defending 'Motherland' as Ukraine war rages

Crimea's 'return home' shows love for motherland, says Putin

A ‘Putin’ required on the motherland

Russia ‘fighting for the Motherland’ in Ukraine, Putin says in Victory Day speech