AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
The New Cold War, Putin's Russia and the Threat to the West
In 2008 Edward Lucas published a book called The New Cold War, Putin's Russia and the threat to the West. A few months later Russian forces invaded Georgia, setting off a train of events that culminated in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. I think our problems with Russia predate Putin, and I think they will outlast him.