Blowing up Ukraine: The Return of Russian Terror and The Threat of World War III

By Yuri Felshtinsky and Michael Stanchev

Presciently researched before the invasion of Ukraine, Blowing up Ukraine is the first comprehensive investigation into the lethal methods Russia has used since 1999 to take over Ukraine – culminating in full-blown unprovoked war in 2022 and mounting atrocities. In this chilling, riveting and alarming narrative the authors cite ample evidence, draw historical analogies, and marshal sources that are new, little known, or anonymous by necessity.

Over twenty years, Vladimir Putin skilfully manipulated Ukraine’s self-serving politicians and oligarchs, only to be thwarted time and again by peaceful revolutions of ordinary Ukrainians – the Maidan – against government corruption and being pushed into Russia’s arms. As Putin became obsessed with conquering Ukraine, Blowing up Ukraine shows how the Kremlin has become a threat to global stability and Ukraine is almost certain to be the first battleground of World War III if the West is not careful to take a stance

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gibson Square
• Release date: Jul 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781783340651

Yuri Felshtinsky

Yuri Felshtinsky is a historian of the Russian secret service with close ties to leading defectors. He co-authored bestseller Blowing Up Russia (Gibson Square) with poisoned KGB Lt-Colonel Alexander Litvinenko, and his books have been published in twenty-two languages. He was a Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and was the first US citizen to receive a doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of History. He has appeared as news commentator on MSNBC, NPR, PBS, BBC and Sky TV, and in British and European media such as the Telegraph, Spectator, New European, Brussels Times, Daily Mail, el Mundo, el Pais, Die Zeit, L’Express, Svenska Dagbladet, Washington Post.