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This is John Batchel. Conversation with Harvard historian Serhi Ploki. His book is very helpful to understand the conflict in Ukraine,

the Russo-Ukrainian War, the return of history. It is a very careful explanation of all that has

gone between these two countries for centuries, for generations, for the 21st century.

In this particular exchange, Professor Polki makes it very clear this is not a war with Russia.

This is a decision made by one man that there is no democracy then in February of 22.

There's no democracy now.

There was no democracy at the turn of the century.

When the assumption was with the Soviets gone, Russia, capital estate, would move towards democracy.

It is, according to the professor, a dictatorship.

And here he explains who is the dictator.

Nothing has changed since February of 22.

Ceri Plokie, professor at Harvard University,

the book is the Russo-Ukrainian War,

The Return of History.

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