Russian imperialism did not emerge in 2014, as it exist for three centuries. During the period of Putin's presidency, it has substantially intensified, began to use hybrid aggression tools and acquired forms of neoimperialism.
The countries of South East Europe are at the forefront of countering the Russian hybrid aggression. The list of instruments is the same, but for each country Russians selected a different way of achieving the goal - to establish Russia's control over the region and influence the rest of Europe.