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A good book on this topic.

“Inheritors of an order we did not build, we are now witnesses to a decline we did not foresee.”

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America

by Timothy Snyder

https://www.amazon.com/Road-Unfreedom-Russia-Europe-America/dp/0525574468/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547588450&sr=8-1&keywords=the+road+to+unfreedom

I was reading up on the book "The Road to Unfreedom". Not that I like being paranoid, I wonder how much of the British politicians are compromised by Russia.

https://www.amazon.ca/Road-Unfreedom-Russia-Europe-America/dp/0525574468/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1537805521&sr=8-1&keywords=road+to+unfreedom

It's a bit long winded, and goes into a lot of relevant history beyond the conflict itself, but The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder is a must read right now. Not only does it go into the Ukraine conflict and what Russia did there, it goes into how it relates to what's going on in America now.

EDIT: The audiobook is read by the author, too, so if that fits your schedule better it's a good one.

Thanks. Maybe I’ll add that one to my Audible, especially since your comment makes a lot of sense. Here’s the link for anyone else interested.

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Great book. Can recommend.

Well first of all the premise is a little odd, since Ukraine wasn't anti-Russian they simply wanted the president (who since fled to Russia) to sign a pro-EU association agreement. This was supported by the people and parliament of Ukraine. He said he would sign it. At the last minute he decided not to sign (probably from external pressure from Putin). This caused peaceful protests in the capital. At a certain point the president (who has since fled to Russia) decided to use lethal force against the protesters. This prompted the parliament to begin impeachment proceedings and only increased the number of protesters. At a certain point the president fled to Russia to avoid impeachment and not face the consequences. The Euromaidan wasn't about hate of Russia, the hate came when Russia invaded Ukraine and occupied Crimea and Donbas. If you want a more in-depth breakdown there is the documentary on Netflix called Winter on Fire and the book The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder has a chapter dedicated to Ukraine.

Here are the links to the referenced material:

• https://www.netflix.com/title/80031666
• https://www.amazon.com/Road-Unfreedom-Russia-Europe-America/dp/0525574468