Why is Crimea so critical to the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

Why is Crimea so critical to the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

Crimea under a state of emergency. The move comes as Ukraine intensifies attacks on the Russian-controlled region. Kyiv says its aim is to press Moscow to end the war. But is that realistic? And why is Crimea so critical to the wider conflict?

In this episode:

  • Leonid Ragozin, independent journalist who focuses on Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe.

  • Yulia Kazdobina, Senior Fellow in the Security Studies Program at the Ukrainian Prism Foreign Policy Council.

  • Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham.

Host: James Bays

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