Why Russia and Ukraine Fight

from Why Russia and Ukraine Fight held on October 17, 2016

Herman Pirchner, Jr., President, The American Foreign Policy Council

Pirchner examines the imperialist and nationalist ideology that drives Russia's interference in the territorial integrity of Ukraine. Additionally, he discusses how the centuries-long repression of Ukrainian culture by Russia and the USSR—especially in the 1930s—have motivated Ukraine's spirited defense of its territory. Pirchner concludes with an analysis of current events affecting this war, which has killed more than 10,000 people and created 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees.

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