Russia Invades Ukraine - Has Diplomacy Failed?

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Zack Twamley

Phd, International Relations, Korean War, European History, 17th Century, 18th Century, Politics, 20th Century, Thirty Years' War, History, 19th Century, War, First World War

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2022

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Well, he did it. He actually did it. After month of posturing, years of undeclared war, and even longer lying to our faces, Putin authorised Russia's invasion of Ukraine. How did it come to this? Is Putin the only variable that matters? Does diplomacy still have a chance? Where do I see all of this going? You may not think you need yet another person talking about this war, but just in case you do, join me here, as I explain why this war happened, and why it's personal to me. It's my first time wading into modern affairs with such venom, so I hope you enjoy it!

Sviatoslav Yurash is on Twitter

Sviatoslav on Sky News - start video at 1:35.

Monocle 24: The Foreign Desk Podcast on Apple

Thomas de Waal's thread on Russia's post-war plan.

Learn more about Putin's Ukraine speech on Feb 22.

More context on Putin's position.

Putin decides on war.

Putin calls Ukraine's government Nazis and drug dealers.

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1:06.9	Music Hello history friends. Zach Twomley here.
1:09.0	Now normally and when diplomacy fails, we don't talk about current affairs.
1:13.2	We just stick to the history because it's easier that way. And it's nice to have a bit of an escape
1:17.6	from the drudgery and bad news of the news cycle these days. But something about what's going on in
1:26.9	Ukraine is just, it just gets me in a way that
1:31.3	nothing else has really gotten me before. So this episode here is an exploration of that.
1:37.0	It's also an exploration of some other ideas as well, like diplomacy, and whether or not it
1:42.9	has failed and whether or not it can still succeed.
1:46.5	It feels a bit ridiculous to claim that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is personal to me when I'm not
1:52.6	Ukrainian, but it really does feel personal because for a bit of context, two years ago,
1:58.2	I'm going to take you back to literally before COVID and everything.
2:02.3	Like when I was coming back on the plane from Ukraine, they were talking about COVID being in
2:06.8	Italy, and for some reason I was just not at all aware of what was going to happen.
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