Russia, the Aggressor State (06.04.2021)
A debate-style interview in Russian on Russia’s geopolitical aggression against Ukraine, its historical manipulations, and Clausewitz’s theory of war.
Key moments
- 02:13 Abkhazia / South Ossetia, manipulating the concept of sovereignty
- 03:54 Fact-checking the dates of battles (Kulikovo 1380, Lake Peipus 1242, Neva 1240)
- 06:28 The origin of the term "chauvinism" — Chauvin, from Napoleon's circle
- 09:39 "US–Russia disputes are settled in Ukraine" — the absurdity of the argument
- 10:44 Geopolitics, "why on my territory"
- 12:56 The Constitution of Ukraine, treaty-based entrenchment of neutrality
- 15:03 The "Novorossiya" project — Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Odesa "people's republics"
- 17:10 Carl von Clausewitz: the aggressor always presents itself as peace-loving