Vladimir Pozner: How the United States Created Vladimir Putin

[ed. How sad and infuriating. Such an important opportunity missed. "Our mistake was that we trusted you too much, and your mistake was trying to take advantage of that." (32:00). Other segments: 10:12 - 19:20; and 26:25 - 29:30. All well and good. Still, I wonder what Russia's end game actually is? It doesn't feel like the kind of world domination the US is pushing for - spread of democracy and opening of capitalist markets - but it still has to be something more than just security? See also: Why Did Russia Launch This Catastrophic War? (Current Affairs).]