6. Examining the 2021-2022 buildup, Plokhy notes the U.S. intelligence success in predicting the invasion but critiques the lack of preemptive military aid. He details Putin’s imperial ideology regarding the "historical unity" of Russians and Ukrainians a

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6. Examining the 2021-2022 buildup, Plokhy notes the U.S. intelligence success in predicting the invasion but critiques the lack of preemptive military aid. He details Putin’s imperial ideology regarding the "historical unity" of Russians and Ukrainians and explains why negotiations with President Zelenskyy failed, leading to war. (6)

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7. Returning to the night of February 23, 2014, Plokhy highlights the undemocratic nature of Putin’s decision-making process. He addresses stereotypes of Ukrainian internal divisions, arguing that while Russia exploited these differences to seize Crimea,
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