Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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: 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.
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: 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.






