Episode

1/27 Serhii Plokhii: Ukraine Protests Explained & The Delusions of The Privileged

January 27, 2014

Harvard University Professor Serhii Plokhii explains the roots of the movement sweeping across Ukraine, how Ukraine caught between Russia and the EU, what political factions are protesting, the innovative new tactics used in the movement and the danger of the government declaring martial law.

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