Vladimir - Pozner: How The United States Created Vladimir Putin

Pozner identifies several events that fueled Russian resentment and distrust:

The enlargement of NATO into former Soviet satellite states, which Russia views as an existential threat. delivered at Yale University in 2018

The full transcript of this influential talk, delivered at Yale University in 2018, details how the West's treatment of post-Soviet Russia shifted Vladimir Putin's initial pro-Western stance into one of deep-seated mistrust. delivered at Yale University in 2018