Four Years of the War in Ukraine (Live Event)

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the four-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with expert guests.

Max and Maria spoke with Hanna Notte, JP Gresh, and Michael Kimmage at a live CSIS event marking the four-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This conversation was recorded on February 23, 2026. For the video recording of this event, please go to CSIS.org. "Putin Had High Hopes for Trump. They Have Been Dashed," by Hanna Notte (The New York Times, February 2026). Preorder We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West, by Hanna Notte (W.W. Norton & Company, August 2026).

People in this episode

Hosts: Max, Maria

Guests: Hanna Notte, JP Gresh, Michael Kimmage

Topics covered

• war
• politics
• international relations
• Ukraine
• Russia

Keywords

• Russia's full-scale invasion
• four-year anniversary
• live CSIS event
• Putin
• Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Products: We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West

Places: Russia, Ukraine

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