Crisis in Ukraine: Putin & NATO
Dan Snow's History Hit
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4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2022
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Ukraine has been invaded by Russia. But why? What is NATO’s purpose, and why does it bother Vladimir Putin so much? In this episode of Warfare, we’re joined by Jamie Shea, the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary-General at NATO, who’s sat across the table from the Russian President himself. Jamie and James explore the birth of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the questions surrounding its membership, and how it impacts the current situation in Ukraine. Jamie has decades of experience working for NATO since the Cold War era, and shares incredible insights into the ups and downs of its relationship with Russia over the years.
To hear more from Jamie, check out his weekly look at emerging geopolitical crises as well as threats in security and defence here.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Dan Snow, I'm currently in the Antarctic, so we've chosen today to play an episode |
| 0:05.2 | of one of our sibling podcasts. |
| 0:07.4 | It's warfare for people that love military history, presented by James Rogers. |
| 0:10.8 | He's got great episode for you. |
| 0:12.5 | Enjoy. |
| 0:13.8 | On the morning of Thursday, February 24th, President Vladimir Putin declared the start of military |
| 0:18.6 | operations in Ukraine. |
| 0:22.1 | I decided to conduct a special military operation. |
| 0:26.5 | It aims to protect people who have been bullied and subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime |
| 0:31.6 | for eight years. |
| 0:34.0 | For that, we will strive for demilitarization and de-nazification of Ukraine, and we'll |
| 0:41.2 | bring to justice those who committed multiple bloody crimes against civilians, including |
| 0:45.8 | Russian citizens. |
| 0:49.4 | We urge you to lay down your arms immediately and go home. |
| 0:53.0 | I will explain. |
| 0:56.0 | People servicemen of the Ukrainian army who comply with this requirement can freely leave |
| 1:01.3 | the area of military actions and return to their families. |
| 1:06.0 | Whoever will try to stop us and further create threats to our country, to our people, should |
| 1:11.8 | know that Russia's response will be immediate and lead you to such consequences that you have |
| 1:17.9 | never faced in your history. |
| 1:22.0 | We are ready for any outcome. |
| 1:24.5 | As we are now on the right track, we want to give you some context into the developing |
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