The Ukraine Conflict: Historical and Contemporary Analysis Part X

We invite you to join us for a panel discussion of the War for Ukraine chaired by our friend Richard Sassoon.

Our livestream program will provide an overview of current events through the historical and contemporary context of the conflict.

This will be a follow-up to the initial Ukrainian programs we had on March 5th and 27th, May 8th, June 26th, Oct. 2nd, Nov. 6th in 2022 and Jan. 15th, Jun. 3rd, and July 8th 2023 to include recent developments.

Ukraine War - Parts 1-9: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHCqKO_htsf67TQQc3wvyQrFk4ppMtOlE

During the program, we welcome you to join us for an online Q&A with your hosts and fellow participants via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84363062481

The Russo-Ukrainian War is an ongoing war between Russia (together with pro-Russian separatist forces) and Ukraine. It began in February 2014 following the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity, and initially focused on the status of Crimea and parts of the Donbas, internationally recognised as part of Ukraine. The first eight years of the conflict included the Russian annexation of Crimea (2014) and the war in Donbas (2014–present) between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists, as well as naval incidents, cyberwarfare, and political tensions. Following a Russian military build-up on the Russia–Ukraine border from late 2021, the conflict expanded significantly when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.

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This program is hosted by our friends Richard Sassoon and Zakhar Suleymanov from the "History Mostly Ancient Discussions" Meetup group.
https://www.meetup.com/History-Mostly-Ancient-Discussions-In-Any-Language/

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RECENT UPDATE

Prigozhin is the self-reported founder of the controversial Kremlin-affiliated private military contractor Wagner Group. On 26 September 2022, Prigozhin stated that he founded the Wagner Group specifically to support Russian forces in the war in Donbas, in May 2014.[10][11][12] Since then, their activities have expanded to cover many regions in Africa and the Middle East.

Even before it was confirmed, there was already relative consensus amongst Russian and foreign media that Prigozhin was either the founder of or strongly linked to Wagner. The group was publicly led by Dmitry Utkin, who was once head of security for Prigozhin. A person by the name of Dmitry Utkin was also listed as director general of Prigozhin's Concord Management. In November 2016 the company confirmed to Russian media that the same Dmitry Utkin leading the Wagner Group was now in charge of Prigozhin's food businesses.[50] In February 2018 Concord and Prigozhin denied any connection to Wagner.[4]

In February 2018, Wagner attacked US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria in an attempt to take an oil field. During the retaliatory air strike by US armed forces, 10 to 100 of its mercenaries were killed.[51][52]

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Your co-host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organization New York History & Culture.

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