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Today, Explained

The real and imagined history of Ukraine

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Vladimir Putin says Ukraine isn’t a country. He’s wrong. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:17.6

Wresha's president Vladimir Putin told us precisely why he's invaded Ukraine.

1:23.6

I would like to start by saying that the modern Ukraine is completely, was completely created

1:28.7

by Russia.

1:30.5

Putin says Ukraine is not a real country.

1:33.4

He says it's a fiction created by communist Russia.

1:36.6

To be more exact by Bolshevist, Bolshevik communist Russia.

1:41.0

This process has started almost immediately after the 1917 revolution.

1:46.5

After the Russian Empire collapsed in 1917, some Ukrainians called for independence.

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