ONLINE EVENT

American Academy Lecture

The Very Difficult Mr. Putin: What Russia Wants and How the West Should Respond

Under Vladimir Putin’s leadership, Russia has adopted an increasingly adversarial stance toward the West. Moscow’s relationships with key Western countries, including the United States, Germany, and United Kingdom, have hit their lowest points since the end of the Cold War. What do Mr. Putin and the Kremlin want? Steven Pifer will describe the factors driving Russian policy as well as a policy response for the West.