The actual thesis behind the pictures: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/europe-war-russia-postimperial-empire https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/euro

The actual thesis behind the pictures: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/europe-war-russia-postimperial-empire https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/europe-war-russia-pos... The gist of above is that Western Europe still views Eastern Europe in terms of 'colonial imperialism' but with the twist that the empire in question are long gone empire of the Russians. (Gwendolyn Sasse appears to be the actual brains behind this thesis.)