Author Timothy Garton Ash: 'Vladimir Putin is the Adolf Hitler of our day' • FRANCE 24 English

The renowned author and Oxford Professor Timothy Garton Ash blames the "hubris" of past European leaders for many of the current struggles on the continent, including the war in Ukraine. He says he's spent five decades "travelling, worrying and writing about Europe". Garton Ash met authoritarian leaders like Russia's Vladimir Putin and Hungary's Viktor Orban at the start of their political careers and assesses their rise to power in his latest book "Homelands: a Personal History of Europe". He spoke to FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee in Perspective.
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[@filipe5722]

Interesting analysis.

[@billrosell3064]

WAR IS HELL , wrong host to smile like nobody suffer !

[@micaiahm1]

So you’re saying Hitler opposed ethnic discrimination and took precautions to limit civilian casualties? 🧐

[@class2instructor32]

Really Netanyahu is the one trying to produce "lebensraum" for his people through forcing out & killing.......

[@goenzoy712]

Certainly interesting to read his book even if I don't share his view
Eastern Europe is rather irrelevant for Europe s future and when the English are ashamed to be called European and the Russians are not allowed to be called European we have a difficult time ahead.Not to speak that in 1970 Europe and Africa where equal in size.In 2035 we talk from a ratio of 1 to 3 for Africa and Middle East population wise

[@Dingo3039]

Wrong man mate Netanyahu is the painter guy.

[@johndewey6358]

For the first time, EU has an opportunity to come out of the shadow of US and carve its own future and fend off Russia and Hungary.

[@Dingo3039]

LOL

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[@167mm167]

a funny guy ..I like him ....ha ha

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Netanyahu?

[@mr.hamilton5393]

I thought it was more like Stalin😊

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Stalin was more about eradicating Christians, making the world atheistic and 100% poor.

[@American-CanadianBall]

Nah he is a Hypocrist

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Keep in mind that Zelensky is like Mother Teresa.

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[@christopherharris3824]

What a clown 🤡

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absolutely

[@binagatramedia6258]

Why?