If we want to understand the war in Ukraine, and why it matters to the world, we need to know its history, says Yale Professor Timothy Snyder.

The American historian, whose books include 'Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin' and 'On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century', is interviewed by World Economic Forum Social Video Producer Kateryna Gordiychuk.

Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/timothy-snyder-ukraine-history

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