Historian Stephen Kotkin, a former scholar at Princeton and a current professor at Stanford, has studied the history of Soviet empire and Stalin extensively. Beyond his scholarly work, he is well connected to Washington, Moscow, Kyiv, and beyond providing a background for his expertise in the current war between Russia and Ukraine. In his interview with the New York Times, Kotkin provides his insight into the current war including the U.S. involvement, Ukrainian leadership, and Zelensky’s change in government.
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