On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by Jeremy Kinsman, Ralph Lysyshyn and John Sloan to discuss the two year anniversary in Ukraine, andRussian President Vladimir Putin's role in the death of Russian reformer Alexei Navalny.

You can find Jeremy Kinsman's recent articles in Policy Magazine here:

https://www.policymagazine.ca/navalny-is-now-immortal-and-putin-has-never-been-weaker/

https://www.policymagazine.ca/foreign-policy-and-the-next-election/

Participants' bios

Jeremy, Ralph, and John all served at some point as Canadian Ambassadors to Russia.

- Jeremy Kinsman also served as our Political Director and as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and as our Ambassador to the European Union and Italy amongst other assignments.

- Ralph Lysyshyn also served as our ambassador to Poland, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Armenia.

- John Sloan also served as our ambassador to Armenia and Uzbekistan and his other assignments included a particular focus on finance and economics.

Host bio:

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read & Watch:

- "The Age of Scandal: An Excursion Through a Minor Period", by T. H. White: https://www.amazon.ca/Age-Scandal-Excursion-Through-Period/dp/0192819488

- "Klondike: The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899", by Pierre Burton: https://www.amazon.ca/Klondike-Last-Great-Gold-1896-1899/dp/0385658443

- "Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine", by Anna Reid: https://www.amazon.ca/Borderland-Journey-Through-History-Ukraine/dp/0465055893

- "Enter Ghost", by Isabella Hammad: https://www.amazon.ca/Enter-Ghost-Isabella-Hammad/dp/080216238X

- "The Russia House", by John le Carre: https://www.amazon.com/Russia-House-Novel-John-Carre/dp/0743464664

Recording Date: February 23, 2024.

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Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.