Freddie Sayers meets Leonid Ragozin. Read the article here: https://unherd.com/thepost/leonid-ragozin/ Listen to the podcast version: https://shows.acast.com/lockdowntv-with-freddie-sayers/leonid-ragozin-how-i-got-russia-wrong Leonid Ragozin was reporting in Siberia when Putin began to send troops to the Ukrainian border at Belarus. Despite the menacing signs, he was quick to voice his skepticism about Russia’s intentions to invade. But when tanks rolled into Ukraine over a week ago, Ragozin was left, like many, wondering: why had he got it so wrong? To try to answer this question Freddie Sayers met Ragozin to discuss Putin’s mysterious motivations and what the possible outcomes are for the war in Ukraine. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv // TIMECODES // 00:00 - 01:23 - Introduction 01:23 - 04:09 - Leonid Ragozin explains what he got wrong about Russia and Ukraine 04:09 - 08:14 - Was it obvious that Putin was going to invade all along? 08:14 - 14:47 - Was scepticism of US and UK intelligence warranted? 14:47 - 16:53 - What is Leonid’s assessment of the Russia-Ukraine war today? 16:53 - 19:01 - How far could Putin go? 19:01 - 20:45 - The West’s missed chance to invite Russia to join the EU and NATO 20:45 - 25:10 - Where will the West and Russia go from here? 25:10 - 28:28 - What would Ukraine and Russia accept to end the war? 28:28 - 32:22 - Are the Russia and Ukraine the world once knew gone forever? 32:22 - 33:13 - Concluding thoughts #Russia #Ukraine #UnHerd