Finnish expert Risto E. J. Penttilä argues that Putin's invasion of Ukraine is not only a major strategic blunder but also a reflection of his desire to rectify what he views as the greatest geopolitical mistake of the 20th century—the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
In an interview with Antti Virolainen for ISTV’s Ukraine studio, Risto E. J. Penttilä, an international politics expert, discussed the ramifications of Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine. He labeled the invasion as one of the greatest strategic errors in Putin’s history, which he sees as an attempt to amend what he has called the 'greatest geopolitical mistake of the 20th century': the collapse of the Soviet Union. By initiating this war, Penttilä argues that Putin is not fixing history but rather complicating the geopolitical landscape in the 21st century, leading to a significant tragedy for Ukrainians and Russians alike.
