Kiev was the trading hub for eastern Slavs long before Vikings arrived in the region. In fact it was far north of Kiev in areas such as Vladimir, Poltsk, Novogorod they set camps. Many other Scandinavian tribes such as Sami,Hun,Tatars,Mongols settled in that area with the Vikings and invited Kiev king Volodimir's son to come and rule them as they has no such skills. These days Putin and Dugin tells you bollocks but.
