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Richard Sakwa: The Deep Roots of the Ukraine War

2026-01-18 People & Blogs
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Richard Sakwa is a professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent, and is widely recognised as the leading Russia scholar in Europe. Sakwa discusses the deep roots and many layers of the Ukraine War. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesen Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f Books by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL

Top Comments (10)

@laro-x9k 2026-01-18

NATO is responsible for the war, the deaths of millions, and the unforgiveable upheaval of Ukrainian and Russian lives. Why? They thought they could invade and defeat Russia and grow their military industrial complex.

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@Oi.... 2026-01-18

I wonder how America would feel if say, China openly supported the Anti-ICE protests, paid agitators to cause trouble, armed some to sh00t at the police, and had a media campaign to "overthrow" Trumps regime..........? That's what happened in Iran, Libya, Ukraine, half of South America, and numerous other countries.

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@KKK-u2y 2026-01-18

I love to see how NATO is humiliated in Ukraine ❤

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@dashuntas.m4045 2026-01-18

I don’t think Mr.Glenn realizes how much influence he has had and how many people he has educated around the world on International relations, Geopolitics and State behaviour on a global scale.

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@JabberwockyGB 2026-01-18

The malevolence of the UK and USA towards the Soviet Union and Russia needs to be fully considered. They relocated the Waffen SS Galicia Bandera fascists to use to destabilize the Soviet Union and sponsored fascist elements in Ukraine, the Baltics and NATO from the 1940s until the present day. They continue to focus on weakening Russia. Emmanuel Todd talks about the defeat of the West, but until NATO is eliminated and the West bankrupt they will continue with their Russo phobic campaign, because Russia will never surrender.

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@DelPel-j2d 2026-01-18

Glenn, låt inte Gaza glömmas. Tack för ditt inlägg idag!

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@Zelansky1 2026-01-18

Like the “Provoked War in Ukraine.” Russia was provoked.

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@bitsbobs8613 2026-01-18

What I don’t understand it’s how Europeans forgave Germany but won’t forgive Russia

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@StevenHerczeg 2026-01-18

Thanks Glenn & Richard, great interview, very insightful.

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@MauriceBlanc-ft1cg 2026-01-18

Excellent guest! I hope we have him back soon. Thanks, Glenn. Great show!

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