How U.S. Policy Toward Russia Shaped Vladimir Putin
Yale University · Lecture · 1 h 53 min · 2018 · YouTube title: Vladimir Pozner: How the United States Created Vladimir Putin
Why it's here
During the 2022 Ukraine war threads, HN commenters recommended it as a non-Western perspective on Russia-West relations and Putin's motives.
What it covers
Russian-American journalist Vladimir Pozner lectures at Yale on how US foreign policy toward Russia after the Soviet collapse shaped Putin, then takes audience questions on election interference, the Skripal poisoning and media independence.