SPECIAL: How russia's Invasions of Georgia Let It Think It Could Conquer Ukraine (and Updates from the Front)

Show Notes

Episode Summary

Linnea and Yewleea bring you up to speed on the War in Ukraine in about 20 minutes or less. In today’s Ukraine War Brief, Rob comes from Kyiv with a Special Episode about how russia's invasions of Georgia led it to believe it could conquer Ukraine (again).

Have you listened to our sister podcast, FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained? Hosted by our own Yewleea and produced for Svidomi Media, FAQ-U explores popular misconceptions about Ukraine.

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Listen to our sister podcast we co-produce with Ukrainian media company, Svidomi Media, called FAQ-U: Ukraine Explained on Apple, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

Visit the Soviet Past Research Laboratory website at SovLab.ge. Listen to the Power Vertical podcast with Brian Whitmore. Follow Drs. Rory Finnin, Timothy Snyder, Maria Snegovaya, Ghia Nodia, Professor Brian Whitmore, and the Hons. Toomas Hendrik Ilves and Giorgi Kandelaki on the app formerly known as Twitter. Read Dr. Snegovaya’s July 2023 piece in the Journal of Democracy titled Why [r]ussia’s Democracy Never Began. 

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