(04-04-2022, 04:44 PM)Mick Wrote: I've never understood why Russia didn't seek broader relations with the west. Their people would be so much better off. And maybe that's what Gorbachev and Yeltsin wanted. And then came Putin.
This video from the Hoover Institute goes into a little bit. It's an interview with Russian historian Stephen Kotkin. It's one of the best things I've seen in the last month regarding Russia, Ukraine, etc. I ended up watching (listening) twice. I highly recommend it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylaC0MUleZs
