War in Ukraine, one year on

Professor Frank Furedi talks to Rob Lyons about the situation today, how we got here and the prospects for peace.

On 24 February 2022, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, generating a political earthquake in international relations, energy supply and much more. This ‘special military operation’ was supposed to speed to victory in weeks if not days, but Ukraine fought back and repelled Russian forces from the area north of Kyiv. Since then, we've seen the fighting largely concentrated in the east, with some early Russian victories since reversed. According to figures published in January, there may have been 180,000 Russian military killed or wounded, with perhaps 100,000 killed or wounded on the Ukrainian side, with 30,000 civilian casualties.

On the first anniversary of the war, where do things stand now? How did we get here? And what has the conflict revealed about the West? In the latest Podcast of Ideas, Professor Frank Furedi, author of The Road to Ukraine: How the West Lost Its Way, offers his perspective on the situation.

You can buy The Road to Ukraine via Amazon here.

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