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Explainer: Putin鈥檚 motivation for war with Ukraine

We trace the evolution of Putin鈥檚 attitude towards Ukraine.

As the Ukraine war grinds on with little sign of Russian president, Vladimir Putin agreeing to a ceasefire we trace the evolution of his attitude towards Ukraine. David Aaronovitch spoke to Vitaly Shevchenko who is Russia editor for 麻豆社 Monitoring and co-presenter of the 麻豆社鈥檚 Ukrainecast.

This is part of a new mini-series called the The Briefing Room Explainers. They鈥檙e short versions of previous episodes of the Briefing Room.

Presenter: David Aaronovitch
Producer: Caroline Bayley
Editor: Richard Vadon

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