Page 2 - Kgb Guy News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

to the battlefield. the kremlin is seeking to erase ukraine's history, culture and sense of identity. my guest today is the ukrainian raised, internationally renowned historian serhii plokhy. what's the best response to this weaponization of history? serhii plokhy, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. you are a harvard historian. you've lived in the united states for a long time, and yet you were raised inside ukraine. so is it possible for you to bring a dispassionate historian�*s eye to what is happening in ukraine right now? or is it far too personal? that's what i am t...

To bring them back, or at least some of the key players in the soviet union — to bring back and to make them march under — to the same... to the same drumbeat. but isn't that, if i may say so, to a renowned historian, isn't that too simplistic a way of looking at what is happening? because they are... here's vladimir putin, the former kgb guy, the guy who never got over what he calls the catastrophe of the collapse of the soviet empire. he's a guy who simply wants to recreate a soviet—style empire. isn't that a little too simplistic? it is very simplistic if you explain all through vladi...

In the soviet union — to bring back and to make them march under — to the same... to the same drumbeat. but isn't that, if i may say so, to a renowned historian, isn't that too simplistic a way of looking at what is happening? because they are... here's vladimir putin, the former kgb guy, the guy who never got over what he calls the catastrophe of the collapse of the soviet empire. he's a guy who simply wants to recreate a soviet—style empire. isn't that a little too simplistic? it is very simplistic if you explain all through vladimir putin only. he is a major player in all that story. ...

It was considering it seriously despite state department objections. it later rejected it, three or four days later. still, in a statement praising putin for his, quote, sincere offer. what's going on here? joining us, former ambassador michael mcfaul, and the author of the new book "from cold war to hot peace." could not be more aptly named. >> it was a coincidence. >> we've known each other a long time. to see you being targeted this way, that was not a casual reference by vladimir putin, the former kgb guy. >> no. >> it was very clear that this president, not well-briefed, not well-prepared...

There was one senior government official who spoke after me. he was walking out of the building after he gave his speech. we had a very brief conversation for less then ten seconds. it was really an exchange of pleasantries. you know, a lot of the things he was talking about, you can tell that there were positive opportunities on the horizon in terms of u.s.-russian relations. >> laura: was that igor -- just so people know, i find this to be fascinating. in this fake dossier, there is an entire paragraph. i believe it's on page 31. where it says in terms of the substance their discussion, a fo...