The War in Ukraine

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In this video I discuss the collapse of Hopes and aspirations of Zelensky and his regime leaders, a collapse which was aggravated by the war in Iran but in fact was worsening over the last year, even since Trump's tenure began. The two goals were membership in NATO and membership in the EU. Now both of these goals are all but impossible. Dr. Brovkin is an American historian of Russia, now retired, a former Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, he is the author of numerous books on Russian History and politics. His latest book: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its identity (Routledge, London 2024) is available from Amazon and Routledge.com. In addition to Issues of Contemporary Politics playlist, you can find: Russia under Yeltsin and Putin, Russia under the Communist Regime, War in Ukraine, European History and others.