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Understanding Putin's Speech on Ukraine
00:00 - 04:56 (04:56)
The podcast hosts discuss Putin's recent speech on Ukraine and its subtext, including his views on the early years of the Soviet Union and present-day Ukraine's boundaries.
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The answer to the question of what Vladimir Putin is thinking may lie in his unusual speech delivered on Monday night, filled with emotion and a sense of grievance towards the events in Ukraine.
00:00 - 02:10 (02:10)
Vladimir Putin
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The answer to the question of what Vladimir Putin is thinking may lie in his unusual speech delivered on Monday night, filled with emotion and a sense of grievance towards the events in Ukraine.
ChapterUnderstanding Putin's Speech on Ukraine
Episode‘A Knife to the Throat’: Putin’s Logic for Invading Ukraine
PodcastThe Daily
In his speech, Putin claims that Ukraine's present boundaries were created by Lenin and Stalin who granted historically Russian lands to it.
02:16 - 04:56 (02:40)
Putin, Ukraine-Russia conflict
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In his speech, Putin claims that Ukraine's present boundaries were created by Lenin and Stalin who granted historically Russian lands to it. He argues that people who lived there centuries ago called themselves Russians, and this idea leads to a better understanding of the current Ukraine-Russia conflict.