(1/4/22)“Where does Russia belong in the pantheon of nations? What does it see itself offering the world of today and the world of tomorrow,” writes Dr. Matthew Schmidt associate professor of national security and political science at the University of New Haven in his article for the peer-reviewed journal Demokratizatsiya entitled Is Putin Pursuing a Policy of Eurasianism? In this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI, Dr. Schmidt discusses the Russian leader’s long-term strategy in Ukraine.