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The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 1: Why did Putin go to war?

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Putin's Invasion of the Donbass

Rit: Putin is increasingly a personalistic dic ter. And i think it's pretty clear that it was his decision to invade. The avenging of the 19 nineties is part of this. Ukraine moving in a democratic, pro western direction is also reall problematic. That's precisely what they've been trying to stop. They don't want a democratic government that chooses to be part of europe. and then the ability of russia to influence ukraine.

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