Putin blames the West for the war in Ukraine. He claims that Moscow received a firm assurance from the West that NATO would not expand eastward. In Germany, many subscribe to Putins narrativenot only the AfD and the BSW, but also segments of The Left and the SPD. Is the accusation of Western broken promises valid? As a Russia correspondent, historian Ignaz Lozo witnessed Putins political rise firsthand in Moscow. He offers a profound and fact-based answer to this pivotal question. To do so, he interviewed key political decision-makers in both East and West and analyzed original source materials. Lozowho has published a highly acclaimed biography of Gorbachevtraces Putins political trajectory: from a partner of the West to a neo-imperialist.
Author
Lozo, Ignaz
Title
Kriegsgrund NATO?
Details
Numerous illustrations. 208 pages.
State
new
Subtitle
Putins Weg in den Neo-Imperialismus
Herder Verlag GmbH Hermann-Herder-Str. 4 79104 Freiburg Deutschland
