S8 Ep817: Putin's Revisionist History and the 2014 Invasion In 2021, during pandemic isolation, Putin authored an essay claiming Russians and Ukrainians are "one people," a document Finkel describes as a collection of unhistorical myths. This ideology fueled the 20

Putin's Revisionist History and the 2014 Invasion

In 2021, during pandemic isolation, Putin authored an essay claiming Russians and Ukrainians are "one people," a document Finkel describes as a collection of unhistorical myths. This ideology fueled the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the infiltration of the Donbas following the Euromaidan revolution, where Ukrainians rejected a corrupt, pro-Russian proxy. While Russian propaganda claimed the Donbas movements were indigenous, they were actually driven by Russian mercenaries and military officers. Putin's goal is not merely security against NATO, but the total subordination of Ukraine as a client state to restore the Russian Empire. Guest: Professor Eugene Finkel. (5/8)
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