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Putin Addresses Historical Wrongs
04:56 - 15:00 (10:03)
Putin argues that creating ethnically defined republics in the Soviet era separated and wronged the Russian people, leading to tensions that still exist today, and warns against Ukraine's decommunization process.
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This podcast discusses the historical wrongs that Putin is trying to right, which he claims goes back more than a century, and how Ukraine's recent decommunization process is further fueling the tension with Russia.
04:56 - 08:57 (04:00)
Summary
This podcast discusses the historical wrongs that Putin is trying to right, which he claims goes back more than a century, and how Ukraine's recent decommunization process is further fueling the tension with Russia.
ChapterPutin Addresses Historical Wrongs
Episode‘A Knife to the Throat’: Putin’s Logic for Invading Ukraine
PodcastThe Daily
Putin believes that Ukraine is not a legitimate nation but rather a historical part of Russia, and that the pro-Western revolution in 2014 made it particularly illegitimate, fueling his desire to send troops into Ukraine.
08:57 - 10:03 (01:06)
Summary
Putin believes that Ukraine is not a legitimate nation but rather a historical part of Russia, and that the pro-Western revolution in 2014 made it particularly illegitimate, fueling his desire to send troops into Ukraine.
ChapterPutin Addresses Historical Wrongs
Episode‘A Knife to the Throat’: Putin’s Logic for Invading Ukraine
PodcastThe Daily
The Russian government is using a mix of true historical facts and false claims of a Ukrainian genocide to justify their aggression towards Ukraine.
10:03 - 15:00 (04:56)
Summary
The Russian government is using a mix of true historical facts and false claims of a Ukrainian genocide to justify their aggression towards Ukraine. While the claim of a genocide is completely false, the Russian government is pivoting towards arguments centered on their own security.