War in Ukraine: Putin's fatal mistake? What is at stake for Europe?

Cross-border Talks takes on the Russian military invasion in Ukraine together with Veronika Sušová-Salminen - a Czech-Finnish expert on Russia. Both she and Malgorzata (who speaks Russian and Ukrainian) comment on a number of issues: - the fact that it was not a blitzkrieg and Ukrainians resist invasion; - the reasons for what happened (different visions for the EU security, great powers competition and internal Ukrainian contradictions); - what Russia's detachment from Europe and West means for both Russia and Europe (including the countries of the Eastern flanc of NATO) - with Russia becoming a junior partner of China and Central and Southeastern Europe getting militarized and part of a new Cold War; - how is this war changing the Russian-Ukrianian relations (affirming the Ukrainian identity); - what are the social consequences of this war for Russia itself (there could be a rupture inside its elites and society as many people oppose the war with Ukraine)'.