Besieged: A podcast about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
Besieged is a podcast hosted by Peter Warzynski which invites experts from Loughborough University to examine the latest developments in Ukraine and look to the future to see how the conflict will impact on all our lives.
Besieged: A podcast about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
E2 - Dignity, Strategy, Regret - Putin's actions explained
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Loughborough University
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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?