The War in Ukraine

Currently Playing: Grave Consequences of EU Seizing Russian Assets

EU is about to seize Russian frozen assets, calling it immobilization until Russia pays reparations to Ukraine. In this video I discuss the consequences of this act for EU, for Ukraine, for Russia and EU relations and for US-EU relations in the context of peace negotiation. 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, Barnes and Noble and Routledge.com. (here is the link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Vladimir%20Brovkin) 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 other playlists.