Books
Invasion: In-depth look at Putin’s brutal war in Ukraine and his brooding obsession with the country
Guardian foreign correspondent Luke Harding takes us into the trenches and politics of this brutal struggle
Luke Harding’s book of reportage from the war in Ukraine describes it as an expression of Vladimir Putin’s “brooding obsession” with the country. It was a strategic necessity, too, as without Ukraine Russia could “never be an empire or a great power”. Putin’s neighbour, home to millions of native Russian speakers, poses the “threat of example”. “If it could become a successful western-style democracy where critical voices were allowed, then so could Russia,” he writes.
