About this episode

The episode discusses the historical context of the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the role of the west in the war.

In this episode we discuss the history of Ukraine and Russia, how intertwined it is and how it has catalysed into the current conflict. We also discuss how the west has assisted in the War, both positively and negatively. AUDIO ISSUES IN THIS EPISODE.

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicholas Thorpe, James Masters

Topics covered

• Ukraine
• Russia
• war
• history
• conflict
• western assistance

Keywords

• Ukraine
• Russia
• war
• history
• conflict
• west
• assistance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: the west

Places: Ukraine, Russia

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