Unrest and Violent Protests in Ukraine: The Torch Podcast Episode 10

THE TORCH PODCAST EPISODE 10

December 20, 2016 The Torch Podcast

On this special edition of The Torch podcast, host Ed Leon and Professor Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius discuss the 2014 crisis in Ukraine .

Photo of Professor Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius
Professor Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius

Highlights from this podcast:

  • Professor Liulevivius explores the history of Ukraine and its transition to independence from the Soviet Union,
  • The military history of the Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol
  • The implications of the vote by the Crimean Parliament to leave Ukraine and rejoin Russia.
  • And more…

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