Vladimir Pozner: How The United States Created Vladimir Putin 〈99% Full〉

Pozner identifies several events that fueled Russian resentment and distrust:

A public statement from NATO acknowledging that Ukraine would not be admitted for a long period (e.g., 100 years) to ease Russian security concerns.

In his lecture, veteran journalist Vladimir Pozner argues that current tensions between Russia and the West are not inevitable, but the result of specific U.S. foreign policy decisions made after the Cold War.