Welcome to the Jay Martin Show. In this week's episode, Serhii Plokhii, a professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard, explores the complex historical and geopolitical roots of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. He emphasizes that the struggle is deeply tied to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and Russia’s ambitions to reclaim influence over its former territories, with Ukraine being a crucial component of this agenda. Plokhii highlights that the greater nuclear threat lies not in weapons but in the vulnerability of nuclear power plants in conflict zones, which could trigger catastrophic events. Serhii's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001H6KWTU For more content from VRIC host Jay Martin, please visit The Commodity University at https://thecommodityuniversity.com/ Sign up for Jay’s newsletter at https://jaymartin.substack.com/subscribe 0:00 Intro 5:56 - How Did the American Empire Rise as Others Fell? 11:35 - Did the U.S. Really Want the Soviet Union to Collapse? 17:09 - Is Putin’s War Driven by Nuclear Paranoia? 24:45 - What’s America’s True Agenda in Ukraine? 30:58 - If the U.S. Wants to Focus on China, Why Intervene in Ukraine? 41:09 - Does Russia Aim to Revive the Soviet Union? 45:48 - How Are Nuclear Power Plants the Biggest War Risk? 59:45 - What Happens If Zaporizhzhia Runs Out of Cooling Water? 1:04:50 - Will Russia Ever Agree to a Peace Treaty? 1:11:40 - Could Trump Negotiate an End to the War in One Day? Copyright © 2024 Cambridge House International Inc. All rights reserved.
