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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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Is This Imperial Identity?

The soviet union collapsed in 19 91. After that, there was some moments of hope where maybe democracy was going to take over the whole region. But iies ended up with economic turmoil and a lot of inequality. And too, this sense of a weakened russia that was marginal and not being taken seriously in the world.

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