The author of the article is a film producer. But no one can publish any political article not aligned with the policy supported by Putin in a major Russian publication. Ergo, you are correct, it is not fake news. It is the Kremlin's doctrine as of today.

In my article, published one month before the war started, I reported on the extreme Russian nationalists. You can find there a map of Ukraine exactly as Mr. Sergeytsev wants it.