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SUMMARY:The Deep Roots of the Ukraine War\, with Richard Sakwa
DESCRIPTION:While all eyes are focused elsewhere\, the war in Ukraine rages on. And the distortion of the war and its causes continue to lead the U.S. and the west down a road that has led to catastrophe for Ukraine and that continues to feed the danger of nuclear war. Professor Richard Sakwa helps us break through this distorted narrative about the war to a deeper understanding of this tragic conflict that is wreaking such human\, physical and ecological damage in Ukraine. \nOn May 19 at noon join Professor Richard Sakwa\, among the leading authorities on Ukraine and Russia\, to delve deeper into understanding the war\, diplomacy\, and peace movement priorities in this continuing dangerous time. Richard Sakwa is a professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent and is widely recognized as the leading Russia scholar in Europe. The webinar begins at noon eastern time because of the difference in time zones in the U.S. from those in Europe. \nProfessor Sakwa will be discussing the subject of his new book\, The Russo-Ukrainian War: Follies of Empire. The number of casualties in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war is rapidly approaching 1.5 million\, with no resolution in sight … a staggering reality. Seeking to make what sense is possible of this catastrophic conflict\, Richard Sakwa meticulously explores the origins\, course\, and consequences of the war in the sweeping context of global and domestic politics since 1945. \nSakwa’s balanced analysis centers on what he perceives as the five levels of the conflict: the dynamics of Ukrainian politics\, the evolution of Russo-Ukrainian relations\, the relationship between Russia and the West\, broad changes in international politics\, and the prospects for a viable and sustainable peace. In explaining—without endorsing—the logic behind actions on all sides\, his goal is to contribute to a path toward that peace. \n \nRichard Sakwa is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Kent at Canterbury\, UK. After graduating in History from the London School of Economics\, he took a PhD from the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham. He held lectureships at the Universities of Essex and California\, Santa Cruz\, before joining the University of Kent in 1987. He has written widely on comparative politics\, international relations and political philosophy\, with a focus on Russian and European affairs. His latest books are The Putin Paradox (Bloomsbury\, 2020)\, Deception: Russiagate and the New Cold War (Lexington Books\, 2022)\, The Russia Scare: Fake News and Genuine Threat (Routledge\, 2022)\, The Lost Peace: How the West Failed to Prevent a Second Cold War (Yale University Press\, 2023) and The Culture of the Second Cold War (Anthem Press\, 2025). His book The Russo-Ukrainian War: Follies of Empire was published by Lynne Rienner Publishers in March 2026. \n \n \nSponsored by MAPA’s Ukraine: A Time for Peace Campaign.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/the-deep-roots-of-the-ukraine-war-with-richard-sakwa/
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SUMMARY:The Real Origins of the Ukraine War\, and Why It Matters Today: with Prof. Ivan Katchanovski
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday June 23rd @ 7pm ET\n \nUkrainian-born Prof. Ivan Katchanovski\, a political scientist at the University of Ottawa\, will discuss his most recent book\, The Russia-Ukraine War and Its Origins: From the Maidan Massacre to the Ukraine War. His research into the Feb. 2014 Maidan protests\, massacre in Kiev\, and its aftermath refutes much of the dominant narrative of the Ukrainian and U.S. governments about the causes of the war. He’ll also discuss his research into the military realities of the past four years of war\, and the prospects for a negotiated peace settlement to prevent Ukraine from suffering even greater losses of soldiers\, territory\, and economic infrastructure. \nIvan Katchanovski teaches at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa and has taught in the U.S. and Canada for many years. He has also authored The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine: The Mass Killing that Changed the World\, and co-authored Historical Dictionary of Ukraine\, part of the series Historical Dictionaries of Europe. \n 
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/the-real-origins-of-the-war-and-why-it-matters-today-with-prof-ivan-katchanovski/
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SUMMARY:Ukraine War: End it Now\, or It Will End Far Worse Later
DESCRIPTION:Lev Golinkin will discuss the roots of the war\, its current status\, the oversized role of the far-right and neo-Nazi Ukrainian organizations\, and the danger that continued escalation will only lead not only to Ukraine’s total destruction\, but even a catastrophic nuclear war between the US/NATO and Russia. \nGolinkin is the author of A Backpack\, a Bear\, and Eight Crates of Vodka. Mr. Golinkin\, a Boston College alumnus\, came to the US as a child refugee from the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in 1990. His op-eds and essays on the Ukraine crisis have appeared in The New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, The Boston Globe\, and Time.com\, among others; he has been interviewed by WSJ Live and HuffPost Live. \n \nSponsored by Ukraine: A Time for Peace campaign.
URL:https://masspeaceaction.org/event/ukraine-war-end-it-now-or-it-will-end-far-worse-later/
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