"Has Russia changed – or did we get it wrong ?"
For many years, Kevin Connolly was the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's man in Moscow, including in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed. He shares his reflections as a new era in Europe dawns.
For many years, Kevin Connolly was the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's man in Moscow when the Soviet Union collapsed. More than thirty years on, he shares his reflections as a new era in Europe is dawning: "standing back in these last few days – listening, watching, reading reports and analysis on the Ukraine crisis and hearing from friends in Russia and Ukraine, I’m struck by the sense of disbelief you find everywhere …. There is an air of unreality to it all…. It’s 2022 and we’re witnessing Russian forces invading another foreign state.... "
This is 5 Minutes On: has Russia changed – or did we get it wrong all along?
