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  • By: Serhy Yekelchyk
  • Narrated by: Joel Richards
  • Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (56 ratings)

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Summary

Ukraine's sudden prominence in American politics has compounded an already-widespread misunderstanding of what is actually happening in the nation. In the American media, Ukraine has come to signify an inherently corrupt place, rather than a real country struggling in the face of great challenges. Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know addresses Ukraine's relations with the West, particularly the United States, from the perspective of Ukrainians. The book explains how independent Ukraine fell victim to crony capitalism, how its people rebelled twice in the last two decades in the name of democracy and against corruption, and why Russia reacted so aggressively to the strivings of Ukrainians. Additionally, it looks at what we know about alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, the factors behind the stunning electoral victory of the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky, and the ways in which the events leading to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump have changed the Russia-Ukraine-US relationship.

This volume is essential listening for anyone who wants to understand the forces that have shaped contemporary politics in this increasingly important part of Europe, as well as the international background of the impeachment proceedings in the US.

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  • Categories: History

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Ukraine

Good to have a beeper understanding of the events that lead up to the full scale invasion/war of Ukraine by Russia.

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The author has clearly lived through the period.

The breadth and depth of understanding is 100% so much you need to listen twice

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A biased account.

A biased account , brusing over the Bidens involvement, in this event. Treating Russian involement in Trumps win as fact, when.it has been proved, it was Clinton and the Democratc Party, and the false Steel document, behind this story. Also ommitted to include Zelenskyy's off shore accounts.

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Utterly biased extreme western narrative

Author is clearly biased + ignores all related facts surrounding both historic + currently

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