Edward Lucas - Is Putin the Architect of his own Destruction - or does West Bear Some of the Blame?

GUEST: Edward Lucas, journalist, writer, security specialist, and politician.
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Putin claims that a belligerent NATO forced his hand to invade Ukraine. He undoubtedly also feared an independent, democratic, and affluent Ukraine. But like a classical Greek drama, Putin has by his actions, created the very conditions here fears. NATO more united than ever, with new members Finland and Sweden. A resurgent West remembering its values and rearming. And Ukraine – strong like never before, a nation emerging from the amnesia of history and from under the yoke of centuries of imperial domination. Is Putin the architect of his own destruction – and will his hubris be his undoing, like a Greek tragedy?
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CHAPTERS:
01:49 Is Hubris Putin's undoing in this war?
05:16 Kyiv has turned the war around in 10 months
06:59 Does the West fear a decisive Ukrainian victory?
08:45 Is Russian liberal opposition toothless and divided?
13:35 Why are so many Russians having 'unfortunate accidents'?
15:54 Many Russians in big cities are living in denial
19:18 Is another round of mass conscription in the offing?
23:56 Russian military is bad at war and disastrous at PR
29:18 The risk of a return to 'business as normal' with Russia
32:06 Is the centre of foreign policy in Europe moving East?
33:55 West needs to provide Ukraine the equipment it needs to win
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SPEAKER:
Edward Lucas was one of the first journalists to raise the alarm about Putin’s actions and motivations. While most of the world still thought of Putin as ‘someone we could do business with’, Edward published a prescient and insightful book in 2008 called “The New Cold War – Putin’s threat to Russia and the West”. Edward Lucas is now a full-time Liberal Democrat is a Prospective candidate for the Cities of London and Westminster constituency, on a platform that includes defending democracy against dirty money and corruption. He is a columnist for The Times and has been a Senior Editor on the Economist. Edward is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for European Policy Analysis.
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BOOKS:
The New Cold War: Putin's Threat to Russia and the West
Deception: Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West
The Snowden Operation: Inside the West’s Greatest Intelligence Disaster
Spycraft Rebooted: How Technology is Changing Espionage
Cyberphobia: Identity, Trust, Security and the Internet
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