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RUSSIA -V- UKRAINE
FIONA HILL ON VLADIMIR PUTIN
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ... 'He's Not The Superman We Think Of'
FIONA HILL ON VLADIMIR PUTIN
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ... 'He's Not The Superman We Think Of'
Burgess COMMENTARY
Fiona Hill grew up in the UK near Newcastle in a working class family. Her father was a miner, I believe, but his daughter grew up getting a world class education and, in the United States, becoming one of the best informed experts on Russia and Vladimir Putin. She testified in the first Trump impeachment hearing very effectively.
During my early management training I worked for a short while at a steel mill in her home town. Britain is very 'class' conscious and my experience as a Cambridge Graduate doing manual work in an Open Hearth Steel Shop was uncomfortable, to say the least. I was 'tested' mercilessly and eventually passed. Bottom line is that these working folk will do for their mates anything and everything that is required. Something that the more comfortable middle and upper class will never do.
My judgement is that Ukraine will win. They seem to have the necessary grit ... and for the moment, there seems to be a most unusual unity of purpose among the leadership of the Western powers, the members of the EU and the members of NATO.
Peter Burgess
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Mar 3, 2022
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Fiona Hill advised three American presidents on Russian policy and has spent time in close proximity to Vladimir Putin, so she is uniquely qualified to talk about the man's strengths, his weak spots, and the things we misunderstand about him. Her book about Vladimir Putin, 'There Is Nothing For You Here,' is available now. #Colbert #Russia #FionaHill
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