War and Punishment Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Mikhail Zygar

eBook - 2023

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023 From "one of Russia's smartest and best-sourced young journalists" (The New York Times)—the first work by a Russian author to reveal his country's history of oppressing Ukraine, providing an unprecedented overview of the war for Ukrainian independence that affects us all.As soon as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, prominent independent Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar circulated a Facebook petition signed first by hundreds of his cultural and journalistic contacts and then by thousands of others. That act led to a new law in Russia criminalizing criticism of the war, and Zygar fled Russia. In his time as a journalist, Zygar has interviewed President Zelensky and had access to many o...f the major players—from politicians to oligarchs. As an expert on Putin's moods and behavior, he has spent years studying the Kremlin's plan regarding Ukraine, and here, in clear, chronological order... more