Putin's security zone in Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan or new Soviet Union? | To the point

It sometimes seems as though Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to turn back the clock.
He has been insisting that the West should provide Russia with far-reaching security guarantees – or face the consequences if it doesn’t. So, what exactly does Moscow want? And how should the West respond?

Are Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan Putin's backyard?

Guests at To the point: Mikhail Bushuev (DW), Markus Kaim (SWP), Rachel Tausendfreund (German Marshall Fund)
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2:20 Russia wants security guarantees from the West
04:20 Will NATO stop its eastward expansion?
08:04 Positions in the Ukraine conflict
12:28 Build-up: political not military
16:45 No US military intervention
17:52 No political solution for Ukraine in sight
19:51 Current situation in Kazakhstan

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