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When It Comes to Russia, It’s Munich All Over Again – Again

Published February 19, 2016 in Reuters Leave a comment

After the Cold War, Europeans became accustomed to gathering in Munich each year to talk about other people’s problems. Now they are learning that fences and seas can’t keep out the rest of the world.

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Signs of Desperation in West’s Latest Moves to Halt Ukraine Crisis

Published February 9, 2015 in Reuters Leave a comment

The European Union, with Germany at its head, sleepwalked into the Ukraine crisis.

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Inside the Brain of Vladimir Putin (Part I)

Published on December 15, 2011April 21, 2016 Leave a comment

Vladimir Putin’s greatest fear is a people’s revolt that will depose his government. This phobia has its origin 22 years ago, when he was working for the KGB in communist East Germany.

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Putin’s War on Young People

If Russia is ever to become a country that seeks peace with its neighbors and respects the rights of its own citizens, then such a future depends on Russia’s young people.

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About Lucian

Based in Berlin and Moscow, I reported from the former Soviet empire for 25 years for NPR, Reuters, Slate, Bloomberg, and others. My first book, Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine, is now available from Columbia University Press.

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