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If those watching were to accept Putin’s version of Second World War history as valid, it means they’d be giving a green light for Putin to make similar claims to other states once part of the Soviet Union.

Why is there such a Russian focus on the Second World War? Because it’s used to justify authoritarian states, the rule of dictators like Putin and Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko.

With United States aid to Ukraine stranded in a political no-man's-land by the far-right wing of the Republican Party, their biggest news media celebrity was dispatched to Russia to make the case for why American conservatives should support the invader.

Historians say the litany of claims made by the Russian president are nothing more than a selective abuse of history to justify the ongoing war in Ukraine.

It is legitimate, in principle, for a journalist to interview a murderous dictator. But this was something else.

It is legitimate, in principle, for a journalist to interview a murderous dictator. But this was something else.

Historians say the litany of claims made by the Russian president are nothing more than a selective abuse of history to justify the ongoing war in Ukraine.

US talk show host Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin began with a rambling lecture on the history of Russia and Ukraine. So was it true?

Ukraine could potentially lose the war with Russia. Ukrainians could then be forced to join Russia in attacking Poland. Provocative? Fatalistic? How should we prepare for the worst-case scenario?

The whitewashing of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and his crimes is crucial for understanding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s imperialist ideology and goals.