Why Ukraine Matters to Vladimir Putin

Published: Dec. 8, 2021, 10:50 a.m.

The Russian military is on the move toward the border with Ukraine, with American intelligence suggesting that Moscow is preparing for an offensive involving some 175,000 troops.\n\nCould the moves herald a full-scale invasion? And if so, what is driving President Vladimir V. Putin\u2019s brinkmanship over Russia\u2019s southwestern neighbor?\n\nGuest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.