Konstantin Eggert MBE (Hon) - Putin's Small Victorious War and its Momentous Consequences for Russia

Putin expected Ukraine to roll over in days when he launched the full-scale war in February 2022. But this was a tragic misreading of the Ukraine people and their relationship with their leaders and system of government – which they were prepared to fight for and lay down their lives for. Instead of a small victorious war, Putin has become entangles in a quagmire that has now claimed more Russian lives than 10 years of war in Afghanistan. That war helped to accelerate the collapse of the Soviet Union – so what awaits Russia now it is in a much less stable situation under sanctions and potential defeat. ---------- SPEAKER: Konstantin von Eggert MBE is a freelance journalist, commentator, and communications consultant. He is well known as an analyst and writer on Russian and International Affairs and is a commentator at Deutsche Welle. Konstantin has fulfilled many roles in a long and distinguished career, including anchor at TV Rain and Moscow Bureau Editor at the BBC Russian Service. Konstantin was educated at Moscow University Institute of Asian and African Studies in Arabic Language and studied History at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU).

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GUEST: Konstantin von Eggert MBE (Hon), Historian, Freelance Journalist, Commentator, and Communications Consultant.