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Update from 03/14/2014 Many Ukrainians expect war with Russia By Alexander J. Motyl updated 1:23 PM EDT, Fri March 14, 2014 Alexander J. Motyl is professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark. He served as associate director of the Harriman Institute at Columbia University from 1992 through 1998. A specialist on Ukraine, Russia and the USSR, he is the author of six academic books and several novels The following are excerpts from Alexander Motyl: February 28, that euphoria was replaced with the deepest of fears. Vladimir Putin's Russia invaded and occupied Crimea . That was bad enough. Far worse was yet to come. On Saturday, March 1, Putin claimed to have the right to "defend" "Russian citizens" anywhere in Ukraine , thereby giving himself carte blanche to invade any part of Ukraine he chooses. Which province would be next? On Tuesday, March 4, our existential angst got worse. At a revealing press conference, Putin claimed he had the right...