Lucian Kim on Russia, Ukraine and His New Book “Putin’s Revenge”

In this episode of War & Peace , Olga Oliker speaks with Lucian Kim, Crisis Group’s Senior Ukraine analyst, about his new book “Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine”. They reflect on Lucian’s decades-long career as a journalist covering pivotal political events in Russia and Ukraine, from Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Euromaidan protests to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. They explore Moscow’s increasingly strained relations with Kyiv and Western capitals, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s shift from a pragmatic leader to an increasingly authoritarian strongman, and what led to his decision to launch the deadliest conflict in Europe since the Second World War. They also discuss which lessons Western policymakers should draw to better engage with Ukraine and Russia to secure European security in the future. For more, be sure to check out Lucian’s book “ Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine ”, our latest Q&A “ Mobilisation, Peacemaking and Deterrence in Ukraine ”, and our Ukraine country page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Lucian Kim on Russia, Ukraine and His New Book “Putin’s Revenge” is an episode from War & Peace by International Crisis Group.

This episode is 33:35 long.

This episode was published on Dec 17, 2024.

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