The Jackpod: Strategic empathy

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to the head of the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine Denis Pushilin, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks at the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine from Russian president Vladimir Putin’s perspective, as a ‘preventive war.’
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