E2 - Dignity, Strategy, Regret - Putin's actions explained

Besieged: A podcast about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

01-04-2022 • 38 mins

Putin’s war has been driven by his desire to reclaim Russian dignity. He sees the Western expansion of NATO as a threat to sovereignty and is pushing back. Dr Afzal Ashraf explains Putin’s actions and why they cannot be understood with Western mindsets

Time Stamps -
0:40 – The Eastern expansion of NATO
4:55 – A lack of dignity
6:44 – Was Putin (in his own mind) left no choice but to invade?
8:05 – Nazification in Ukraine
11:38 – You can’t use Western mindsets to explain Putin’s actions
17:40 – Failed Western military strategies since Vietnam
23:41 – One positive thing to come out of this conflict
30:00 – Will Putin regret invading?

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