Putin and Russia’s War: What Makes Putin Tick? | Nov 14

The Tennessee World Affairs Council in association with the American Council on Germany and with Belmont University Center for Global Citizenship, University of Tennessee Center for Global Engagement and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine via Zoom Putin and Russia’s War: What Makes Putin Tick? with Katja Gloger Journalist and Author Andrew S. Weiss James Family Chair and Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Monday, November 14, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m. CT It is being reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Bali next week to participate in the G20 Summit. This was confirmed overnight by Moscow’s embassy to Indonesia. At the same time, we are seeing reports that the Kremlin is withdrawing its troops from Kherson, the only regional capital it managed to capture since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February. The retreat from Kherson is one of the most serious blows to Russia in Putin’s war. Just a month ago, he declared that Kherson and three other regions in Ukraine are part of the Russian nation at an event in Moscow’s Red Square. Join us for a discussion with Putin biographers and Russia experts Katja Gloger and Andrew S. Weiss about the war in Ukraine.