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Past Event

Book Talk | Putin's Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine

In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a bloody escalation of a conflict that had begun eight years earlier. What drove Vladimir Putin to launch Europe鈥檚 largest land war since World War II? Kennan Institute Advisory Council member Lucian Kim offers a gripping, definitive account of Russia鈥檚 path to war, from Ukraine鈥檚 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Maidan uprising right up to the full-scale invasion. 

Putin鈥檚 Revenge features insight from Kim鈥檚 first-hand reporting on key moments, such as Russia鈥檚 occupation of Crimea and the beginning of the Russian-backed insurgency in eastern Ukraine. This book tells the story of the lead-up to the invasion with revelatory detail and fresh analysis, shedding new light on a conflict that has roiled the post鈥揅old War order.

Speaker

Moderator

Fiona Hill
Fiona Hill
Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution

Hosted By

Kennan Institute

The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region through research and exchange.   Read more

Kennan Institute

History and Public Policy Program

A leader in making key foreign policy records accessible and fostering informed scholarship, analysis, and discussion on international affairs, past and present.   Read more

History and Public Policy Program

Global Europe Program

The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe鈥檚 capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe鈥檚 relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include 鈥淯kraine in Europe鈥濃攁n examination of what it will take to make Ukraine鈥檚 European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe鈥檚 energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program鈥檚 staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media.   Read more

Global Europe Program