The Battle Putin Uses to Justify Ukraine – July 8, 1709

On July 8, 1709, Sweden's empire was destroyed in a single morning at the Battle of Poltava, and in June 2022, Vladimir Putin stood in front of cameras and cited that same battle to justify his invasion of Ukraine. I dig into the 300-year-old war that's still being fought in the history books: the massacre that paved the way for it, the empire it built, and why most people have no idea Putin made this connection himself.