'Repeating the same mistakes over and over': How U.S. policy led to Russia's invasion of Ukraine - Velshi - MSNBC

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Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.) argues in a new book that the United States’ “crisis management” approach to dealing with Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union has failed to deter Russian aggression, ultimately leading to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. “We're short sighted about Russia. They put bright, shiny objects in front of us, like right now, it's a bright, shiny object of peace. That's not going to happen because Russia constantly breaks its agreements.” - Aired on 03/01/2025.