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That pro-russian president there that seemed to be the beginning of this era in ukraine, american, russia relations. how did that start things off and where are we now? >> yeah, that's right, jesse. i mean, it was a coup in 2013, 2014, the idea was that the obama administration the american national security establishment and the europeans would be able to poke at putin and get away with it on the cheap, right? so what happened was interest was a coup. the president went into exile. the state department now back in the biden administration like victoria nuland helped assemble a new ukrainian g...

I've got this from decent sources — people around putin. so i should caveat all of this by saying maybe i don't know what i'm talking about but i think what we've learned from the fact that he did this and he did this without apparently consulting even many of those closest to him in the kremlin is that his calculus of what he wants to achieve — we thought he wanted to achieve a ukraine as a sort of non—nato member buffer state between russia and nato, he wanted to achieve a seat at the top table with the americans. maybe that's not what he wants to achieve. maybe he actually believes hi...

Days to discuss the build up of more than 94,000 russian troops near ukraine's border. mr putin wants guarantees that nato won't expand any further to the east or deploy weapons systems near russian territory. earlier i spoke to james nixey, director of chatham house's russia, eurasia and europe programmes. i asked him just why russia troops were at the border? they are making a statement. the fact of the matter is that although president biden and putin met in junein president biden and putin met in june in geneva, it was cordial and useful, perhaps, it couldn't overcome the fact that the two...

Further to the east or deploy weapons systems near russian territory. earlier i spoke to james nixey, director of chatham house's russia and europe programmes and asked him why russia troops had been deployed there. they are making a statement. they are getting our attention, of course. the fact of the matter is that although president biden and putin met injune in geneva, it was cordial and useful perhaps, it couldn't overcome the fact that the two sides have fundamental differences about how the world should work and specifically about whether there should be this buffer state between russia...

Director of chatham house's russia, eurasia and europe programmes. thanks so much forjoining us. around 94,000 russian troops are on the border with ukraine. what are they doing?— the border with ukraine. what are the doin? ,~ ., they doing? well, they are a sabre rattling and _ they doing? well, they are a sabre rattling and they _ they doing? well, they are a sabre rattling and they are _ they doing? well, they are a sabre rattling and they are making i they doing? well, they are a sabre rattling and they are making a i rattling and they are making a statement and they are getting our atte...