Luke Coffey appears on The Hamiltonian Podcast to discuss the history of the Russian Federation, and how the February invasion of Ukraine may be seen as the final event in the drawn-out "collapsing" of the Soviet Union.
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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)