The Folly of Realism review: Alexander Vindman on how US got Russia wrong
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Sun, 09 Mar 2025 13:00:50 +0200

The former NSC official who sparked Trumps first impeachment says successive administrations have bought into Moscows vision of itselfAlexander Vindman entered the spotlight in 2019.
As a US army lieutenant colonel detailed to the national security council, the Ukraineborn officer listened to a 25 July phone call between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraines president.
Vindman thought Trumps demand, that Zelenskyy find dirt on the Bidens or lose US aid, crossed a line.
He formally reported the call.
In that moment, he helped trigger the first Trump impeachment.In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, a move by Vladimir Putin that Trump described as genius and savvy while calling Nato dumb.
The swift victory contemplated by the Kremlin and Trump did not come.
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