So, we believe that in order to fully comprehend and understand Russia's decision to invade Ukraine. We should go back to the fall of the Soviet Union and  how these two nation states were on a collision course due to dubious economic policies, empty promises, & a pretty odd sense of nostalgia.  Resulting in Putin pulling the trigger.. This is the first episode we did record, so be patient if it's not perfect. Orginally recorded June 30th. But with illness, perfecting the podcast format and all thatSocials :Instragramn: @convo_btweTwitter: @convo_btweNotes:-Russia, Ukraine and the 30-year quest for a post-Soviet order: https://www.ft.com/content/742f15fc-675a-4622-b022-cbec444651cfBill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin: When the White House fixed a Russian election: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/06/14/yelt-j14.htmlHow 'shock therapy' created Russian oligarchs and paved the path for Putin: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/03/22/1087654279/how-shock-therapy-created-russian-oligarchs-and-paved-the-path-for-putinThe Making of Vladimir Putin: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/26/world/europe/vladimir-putin-russia.htmlNeo-Nazis and the Far Right Are On the March in Ukraine: https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/neo-nazis-far-right-ukraine/Ukraine: Investigate, Punish Hate Crimes: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/14/ukraine-investigate-punish-hate-crimes Why Zelensky’s Ukraine Is Becoming Increasingly Autocratic: https://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-zelensky%E2%80%99s-ukraine-becoming-increasingly-autocratic-182124o   Ukrainian protesters flood Kiev after president pulls out of EU deal: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/24/ukraine-protesters-yanukovych-aborts-eu-deal-russiaA US-Backed, Far Right–Led Revolution in Ukraine Helped Bring Us to the Brink of War:  https://www.jacobinmag.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimea Ukraine's National Militia: 'We're not neo-Nazis, we just want to make our country better’: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/13/ukraine-far-right-national-militia-takes-law-into-own-hands-neo-nazi-links Ukraine war follows decades of warnings that NATO expansion into Eastern Europe could provoke Russia: https://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-follows-decades-of-warnings-that-nato-expansion-into-eastern-europe-could-provoke-russia-177999 The ripple effects of Russia's war in Ukraine are changing the world: https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/109306Insta: @convo_btweTwitter: convo_btweFacebook: A Conversation Before the World Ends Tiktok: convo_btwe