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Feb. 24, 2023: The second year of the Ukraine war begins
Feb. 24, 2023: The second year of the Ukraine war begins
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Feb 24, 2023
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One year ago today, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an
invasion of Ukraine that he thought would quickly topple the government
in Kyiv, expose Western powers as feckless and hopelessly divided, and
usher in a new, muscular era of Russian world power.
He was wrong on all counts. But the toll of that decision has been
immense.
A year of unspeakable tragedy has left enormous questions about what
lies ahead — more on that in a moment — but the history of this conflict
is now beginning to be written. Our team has compiled a must-read oral
history of the effort, told by those in highest echelons of power,
including Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, Secretary of State
Antony Blinken, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Director of
National Intelligence Avril Haines.
Plus, national security reporter Alex Ward recently attended the Munich
Security Conference and visited Poland alongside President Biden's trip
to the region, and shares the view from the ground.
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Raghu Manavalan is the host and senior editor of POLITICO's Playbook
Daily Briefing.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.
invasion of Ukraine that he thought would quickly topple the government
in Kyiv, expose Western powers as feckless and hopelessly divided, and
usher in a new, muscular era of Russian world power.
He was wrong on all counts. But the toll of that decision has been
immense.
A year of unspeakable tragedy has left enormous questions about what
lies ahead — more on that in a moment — but the history of this conflict
is now beginning to be written. Our team has compiled a must-read oral
history of the effort, told by those in highest echelons of power,
including Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, Secretary of State
Antony Blinken, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Director of
National Intelligence Avril Haines.
Plus, national security reporter Alex Ward recently attended the Munich
Security Conference and visited Poland alongside President Biden's trip
to the region, and shares the view from the ground.
Subscribe to the POLITICO Playbook newsletter
Raghu Manavalan is the host and senior editor of POLITICO's Playbook
Daily Briefing.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.
Released:
Feb 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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