Serhii Plokhy

But I have very difficult time imagining that that was the primary cause of the war. And what we see also, we talked about Tucker's interview, He was surprised, but he believed that Putin was completely honest when the first 25 minutes of interview he was talking about relations between Russia and Ukraine, was talking about history. That was also the main focus of his essay.

But I have very difficult time imagining that that was the primary cause of the war. And what we see also, we talked about Tucker's interview, He was surprised, but he believed that Putin was completely honest when the first 25 minutes of interview he was talking about relations between Russia and Ukraine, was talking about history. That was also the main focus of his essay.

The essay was not on NATO and Russia. The essay was on Russia and Ukraine. So that is where the real causes are. The broader context is the fall of empire and process of disintegration of empire, not the story of NATO.

The essay was not on NATO and Russia. The essay was on Russia and Ukraine. So that is where the real causes are. The broader context is the fall of empire and process of disintegration of empire, not the story of NATO.

The essay was not on NATO and Russia. The essay was on Russia and Ukraine. So that is where the real causes are. The broader context is the fall of empire and process of disintegration of empire, not the story of NATO.

The immediate goal in 2014, when the war started, was to stop the drift of Ukraine toward the West and outside of the Russian sphere of influence. The invasion of perceived the same goals, keeping Ukraine in the Russian sphere of influence. Once we have the resistance, quite effective resistance on the part of Ukraine, the Rammstein and coalition, international coalition in support of Ukraine,

The immediate goal in 2014, when the war started, was to stop the drift of Ukraine toward the West and outside of the Russian sphere of influence. The invasion of perceived the same goals, keeping Ukraine in the Russian sphere of influence. Once we have the resistance, quite effective resistance on the part of Ukraine, the Rammstein and coalition, international coalition in support of Ukraine,

The immediate goal in 2014, when the war started, was to stop the drift of Ukraine toward the West and outside of the Russian sphere of influence. The invasion of perceived the same goals, keeping Ukraine in the Russian sphere of influence. Once we have the resistance, quite effective resistance on the part of Ukraine, the Rammstein and coalition, international coalition in support of Ukraine,

Then we see the realization of Plan B, where parts of Ukrainian territory are being annexed and included in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. So the two scenarios don't exclude each other, but if scenario number one doesn't work, then scenario number two goes into play.

Then we see the realization of Plan B, where parts of Ukrainian territory are being annexed and included in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. So the two scenarios don't exclude each other, but if scenario number one doesn't work, then scenario number two goes into play.

Then we see the realization of Plan B, where parts of Ukrainian territory are being annexed and included in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. So the two scenarios don't exclude each other, but if scenario number one doesn't work, then scenario number two goes into play.

The first hours and the first days were the most difficult psychologically. The rest of the world really didn't expect Kiev to last for more than a few days, didn't expect Ukraine to last for more than a few weeks. And all the data suggested that that's what would happen. Ukraine would collapse, would be taken over.

The first hours and the first days were the most difficult psychologically. The rest of the world really didn't expect Kiev to last for more than a few days, didn't expect Ukraine to last for more than a few weeks. And all the data suggested that that's what would happen. Ukraine would collapse, would be taken over.

The first hours and the first days were the most difficult psychologically. The rest of the world really didn't expect Kiev to last for more than a few days, didn't expect Ukraine to last for more than a few weeks. And all the data suggested that that's what would happen. Ukraine would collapse, would be taken over.

Putin called his war a special military operation, which suggests also expectations about the scope, expectations about the time. So semi-military, semi-police operation. So every reasonable person in the world believed that that would happen.

Putin called his war a special military operation, which suggests also expectations about the scope, expectations about the time. So semi-military, semi-police operation. So every reasonable person in the world believed that that would happen.

Putin called his war a special military operation, which suggests also expectations about the scope, expectations about the time. So semi-military, semi-police operation. So every reasonable person in the world believed that that would happen.

And it's the heroism of quote-unquote unreasonable people like Zelensky, like the commander of Ukrainian Armed Forces Zeluzhny, like mayors of the cities Klitschko and others. I'm just naming names that are familiar to almost all of us now. But there are thousands of those people, unreasonable people, who decided that it was unreasonable to attack their country

And it's the heroism of quote-unquote unreasonable people like Zelensky, like the commander of Ukrainian Armed Forces Zeluzhny, like mayors of the cities Klitschko and others. I'm just naming names that are familiar to almost all of us now. But there are thousands of those people, unreasonable people, who decided that it was unreasonable to attack their country

And it's the heroism of quote-unquote unreasonable people like Zelensky, like the commander of Ukrainian Armed Forces Zeluzhny, like mayors of the cities Klitschko and others. I'm just naming names that are familiar to almost all of us now. But there are thousands of those people, unreasonable people, who decided that it was unreasonable to attack their country