Prof Sam Vaknin
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Ukraine: What Is Putin Up To? What's Next? (Links in Description)
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March 5, 2022
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33:13Now PlayingResponses to Izvestiya (scroll to bottom for links to my other videos on the war in Ukraine)
Russia's invasion of Ukraine strengthened the case for joining NATO as a way to deter Russian aggression.
Russia attained its strategic goals in the south and east, but failed to secure a regime change in Kyiv. It should declare victory and stop the fighting or it will end up finding itself mired in another Chechnya.
Western sanctions target Russia's financial infrastructure, its oligarchs and siloviki. They are ineffective.
Eurasia is reclaiming its historical dominance against the West. Russia had gambled on the West and this led to its dependency on it. It should decouple and position itself firmly in the East.
As superpowers jostle for position, we are witnessing a colonial scramble for buffer zones and colonies: Germany has the EU, China the south sea, Russia is reclaiming Ukraine and central Asia. The West should switch from liberalism in international affairs to realpolitik, or it is doomed.
Putin vs. Napoleon IIIRussia's Second Empire (January 2003)
Russia's Just(ified) War in Ukraine?
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