EPISODE · Jan 23, 2023 · 40 MIN
In the former U.S.S.R., ‘everything could collapse’
from Full Comment · host Postmedia
The shadow of the iron curtain looms over Eastern Europe again. Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine is the latest move to put back together the Russian empire lost at the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. Canadian journalist Paule Robitaille lived in the former Soviet Union and witnessed its collapse; recently, she returned to Ukraine, Latvia and Georgia to talk to soldiers, leaders and everyday citizens fighting to stop Moscow’s iron fist from snatching up their countries once again. Robitaille joins guest host Brian Lilley to discuss what she found. You can read more of her reporting in the National Post series Back to the U.S.S.R. (Recorded January 12, 2022) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The shadow of the iron curtain looms over Eastern Europe again. Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine is the latest move to put back together the Russian empire lost at the dissolution of the U.S.S.R. Canadian journalist Paule Robitaille lived in the former Soviet Union and witnessed its collapse; recently, she returned to Ukraine, Latvia and Georgia to talk to soldiers, leaders and everyday citizens fighting to stop Moscow’s iron fist from snatching up their countries once again. Robitaille joins guest host Brian Lilley to discuss what she found. You can read more of her reporting in the National Post series Back to the U.S.S.R. (Recorded January 12, 2022) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In the former U.S.S.R., ‘everything could collapse’
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