Why Putin Wants Ukraine. How Russia Lost It Twice. Wednesday’s Edition.
The Long Chain: Russia and Ukraine. Series 29 #2
On June 9, 2026, the leaders of eight northern European countries, the Nordic and Baltic states, called for Ukraine to be put on a fast track into the European Union. They backed Ukraine’s “irreversible path” toward full membership in NATO. The European Union prepared to open membership talks in the weeks that followed. Four years into a war meant to st…
