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What are the new developments in Ukrainian politics? Why is Zelensky so intransigent in his demands? Why was there a disconnect with Trump in Paris? What are the new elements in the speeches of President Putin? What was the effect of a disaster In Syria on Russian public opinion and on the war In Ukraine? Can EU replace US in the Western efforts in Ukraine against Russia? If not, why not? Will the war continue?
These are the questions considered in this installment of Issues of Contemporary Politics.
Dr. Brovkin is a Russian-American historian, now retired, a Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, a journal editor, a consultant and a teacher and the author of many books on Soviet history and Russian politics. His latest book, From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin. Russia in Search of Its Identity (Routledge, London 2023) available at Routledge.com and Amazon.
What are the new developments in Ukrainian politics? Why is Zelensky so intransigent in his demands? Why was there a disconnect with Trump in Paris? What are the new elements in the speeches of President Putin? What was the effect of a disaster In Syria on Russian public opinion and on the war In Ukraine? Can EU replace US in the Western efforts in Ukraine against Russia? If not, why not? Will the war continue?
These are the questions considered in this installment of Issues of Contemporary Politics.
Dr. Brovkin is a Russian-American historian, now retired, a Professor of Soviet History at Harvard University, a journal editor, a consultant and a teacher and the author of many books on Soviet history and Russian politics. His latest book, From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin. Russia in Search of Its Identity (Routledge, London 2023) available at Routledge.com and Amazon.
